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Soldiers help uncover, honor African-American history
December 5, 2017
Anna Myers, age three, and Finnigan Myers, age six, children of U.S. Army Lt. Col. Vince Myers, McDonald Army Health Center commander, use a log as a seesaw during a restoration project at Pleasant Shade Cemetery in Hampton, Va. Dec. 2, 2017.
Son shares memories of ‘Men of Honor’ legacy
July 12, 2017
U.S. Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer Phillip Brashear, 11th Aviation Command CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilot, shares stories and photos of his father, Carl Brashear, during the Fort Eustis Diamond Council’s leadership luncheon at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., June 28, 2017. Carl Brashear, who passed away in 2006, was the first African American graduate from the U.S. Diving and Salvage School in Bayonne, New Jersey and the first African American U.S. Navy diver. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Teresa J. Cleveland)