KIMBALL - Plans are moving along to restore the nation's first and only remaining memorial to African American veterans of World War I. Constructed in 1928, the classical Greek-style building was designed by Welch architect Hassle T. Hicks and supported by a group of black McDowell County businessmen who served in the war.
News Advisory: On Friday, May 28, 2004, John Kerry will join Congressional Black Caucus Members in a tribute to African American Veterans.
ENGLEWOOD -- Kenneth Rollock completed his Marines tour more than six decades ago after serving in the bloody battles of Saipan in the Pacific and Okinawa during World War II. Rollock, 86, has received medals, a presidential citation and battle stars. But soon he will also be bestowed a Congressional Gold Medal collectively with other African-American veterans who were among the first blacks to ever serve in the Marines.
Bennett-Wells Post 1780, American Legion, was founded in 1954 by African-American veterans of World War II and the Korean War, and it thrived for decades on Buffalo's East Side. But like so many veteran service organizations, membership has been declining in recent years at the post, largely because time is taking a toll and older veterans are dying off.
The Rev. Von W. Arterberry had his name etched into the history books at the 86th Convention of Disabled Veterans when State Commander Daniel Contreras recently appointed him Chaplain of the California State Department of Disabled Veterans, making him the first African-American to ever hold this position.
Rep Danny K. Davis, the Congressional Black Caucus and the Chicago Coalition of Minority Veterans are honoring African American veterans on Memorial Day weekend, not just for their acts of heroism, but for facing and surviving racism as well.
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When Cherry Hill 2000 wanted to reinvent itself, it got expert help. Begun in the 1990s to assist a Southwest Baltimore community that originally housed African-American World War II veterans, the organization had accomplished most of its goals by the fall of 2005. Still, the neighborhood had more than 60 percent of its residents living in poverty and 68 percent of its households headed by single women.
The Lancaster County African American Veterans Project received the Congressional Black Caucus Veterans' Braintrust Award at the annual Veterans' Braintrust Gala and Awards Ceremony Sept. 24, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C. Congratulations to our local service people who have been acknowledged by the black congressional caucus through the Veterans' Braintrust," said Cheryl D. Holland-Jones, executive director of Crispus Attucks Community Center and member of the African American Veterans Project. "What an honor to be able to recognize and appreciate those who gave unselfishly to preserve the freedom for our country.
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