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A Better Life – African Native ‘Wins Lottery’ For U.S. Citizenship

Posted on July 12, 2012 by jtozer

U.S. Army Sgt. Koku Adzoble won a lottery to move to the U.S. from a tiny sliver of a country in West Africa where he grew up. He joined the U.S. Army to make a better life for himself. “Back …
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Episode #142: Weekly News Roundup for June 29, 2012

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Ian Graham

In “This Week in the DoD” for June 29: Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced a new Department of Defense grant program for schools supporting military children at the Military Child Education Coalition national training seminar in Grapevine, Texas. In a visit …
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Women’s Milestones in Naval History – Part Three

Posted on March 29, 2012 by jtozer

From www.history.navy.mil 1990 - Rear Admiral Marsha J. Evans, USN was the first woman to command a Naval Station. In 1990, then a Captain, she assumed command of Naval Station, Treasure Island, San Francisco, California. 1990 - Lieutenant Commander Darlene Iskra, USN …
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Women’s Milestones in Naval History – Part Two

Posted on March 28, 2012 by jtozer

From www.history.navy.mil 1961 - In 1961 Lieutenant Charlene T. Suneson, USNR, reports for duty to the Officer of the Day, Lieutenant Junior Grade J. A. Bishop, USN, on board USS General W.A. Mann (AP-112). She was the first line WAVES officer …
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Captured: The First African American Female POW

Posted on March 6, 2012 by jtozer

Story by Elizabeth M. Collins, Soldiers Magazine From www.soldiers.dodlive.mil Shoshana “Shana” Johnson will never forget March 23, 2003 — not because it was the day she reluctantly became famous, but because it was the day she was cruelly thrust into …
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