Nancy Leftenant-Colon (1920-2025), First US African American nurse
Died #otd Nancy Leftenant-Colon (1920-2025), First US African American nurse, 1 year ago today #NancyLeftenantColon life story...
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Nancy Leftenant-Colon, Army Nurse Broke a Color Barrier #obitpix #nancyleftenantcolon #usarmedforces #armynursecorps #tuskegeesirmeninc #artofinstagram #brushdrawing #illustration #portraitdrawing
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The sequel to my WW2-era novel, #RumorsFromShanghai, is set in the Korean War. I found MARVELOUS history re Black women thriving in Occupied Japan pre-KW, incl nurses who lived glam lives. In researching, I came across Maj #NancyLeftenantColon. I looked up her obit & she was still alive at 101!
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Thank you for your service and for being a trailblazer #Nurse #NancyLeftenantColon
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