Honoring African American Veterans by exhibits, tours, and celebrations.
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African American military history in June
June is a pivotal month in African American military history, marked by major milestones
in integration, barrier-breaking officer appointments, and the monumental emancipation
enforcement celebrated on Juneteenth.
Significant May Historical Events
June 14, 1877: Henry O. Flipper made history by becoming the first African American to
graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point.
June 19, 1865: Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to issue General Order No. 3,
finally enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation and liberating the last enslaved African
Americans in the South. Black soldiers (United States Colored Troops) played an
essential role in this liberation and ensuring Constitutional promises.
June 19, 1864: U.S. Navy Seaman Joachim Pease earned the Medal of Honor for his
extreme bravery in battle aboard the USS Kearsarge.
June 22, 1959: Benjamin O. Davis Jr. became the first African American general in the
U.S. Air Force, following in the footsteps of his father, the first Black U.S. Army general.
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