Good Morning POU! Today's featured honoree was a United States Army Captain and the first African-American commissioned officer to receive the Medal of Honor. Riley L. Pitts Riley Leroy Pitts was born in Fallis, Oklahoma. He attended Wichita State University and graduated in 1960 with a degree in Journalism. Pitts married Mrs. Eula Pitts and had a daughter, Stacie, … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African American Military Heroes
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Thursday Open Thread: African American Military Heroes
Good Morning POU! Today's Medal of Honor hero was also an honoree as "Badass of the Week" for his bravery in Vietnam. Charles C. Rogers Charles Rogers joined the U.S. Army through the Army ROTC program at West Virginia State College (now West Virginia State University), in 1952, and by 1968 was serving as a Lieutenant Colonel in command of 1st Battalion, 5th Field … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African American Military Heroes
Wednesday Open Thread: African American Military Heroes
Good Morning POU! Today's featured hero was a honoree on the "Badass of the Week" site that is dedicated to Medal of Honor recipients. Dwight Hal Johnson Johnson was born on May 7, 1947, and lived in the E. J. Jeffries Homes, in Detroit, Michigan. He never knew his father, and his mother raised Dwight and his younger brother by herself. Drafted to serve in the … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African American Military Heroes
Monday Open Thread: African American Military Heroes
Good Morning POU! Today is Memorial Day and this week we will feature African American soldiers awarded the highest military honor, the Medal of Honor. This is our second feature of military heroes. You can revisit the first series by searching "Medal of Honor" on our homepage. Milton Olive III When one Black boy came into this world in Chicago on November 7, … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African American Military Heroes