Renee Messelin, first Black woman soldier to serve overseas, honored at Lincoln Cemetery memorial

A powerful ceremony on Thursday honored World War I veteran Renee Messelin, the first Black woman soldier to serve overseas ...
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Hegseth blocked 2 Black and 2 female soldiers from promotions

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has been talking about diversity in the military since before he took office. He called the U.S. military woke and suggested that Black and female generals had not ...

First Black woman soldier to serve overseas honored at Lincoln National Cemetery

A powerful ceremony on Thursday honored World War I veteran Renee Messelin, the first Black woman soldier to serve overseas ...

First Black woman soldier to serve overseas will be honored at Lincoln National Cemetery

Chicago native Renee Messelin was the first Black woman soldier to serve overseas, but her identity was only recently revealed in 2024 through genealogical research. She is being honored at Lincoln ...