Lemuel Haynes American Minuteman during the American Revolution; fought at – Lexington and Concord Colonel, U.S. Marines; the first woman to command Camp Adele E. Hodges – Lejeune, N.C., commanding more than 47,000 Marines and sailors. Daniel James, Jr. General, U.S. Airforce; first African American to be “Chappie” – promoted to the rank of four-star General by the U.S. Air Force H. Martin Private, U.S. Army; served and wounded during the American Civil – War Milton Olive III Private, U.S. Army; posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor – during the Vietnam War Colin Powell - General, U.S. Army; Four-star General and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Secretary of State for President George W. Bush Roscoe Robinson, Jr. General, U.S. Army; first African American to be promoted to – the rank of four-star General by the U.S. Army Clifford Chester Sims Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army; served with distinction during the – Viet Nam War Freddie Stowers Corporal U.S. Army, Medal of Honor recipient during World War I – Nurse who worked with Clara Barton to tend to soldiers wounded Susie King Taylor – during the American Civil War Harriet M. Waddy - Lt. Colonel, U.S. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps during World War II Sources: Bet.com, ; The Root,
Lemuel Haynes – American Minuteman during the American Revolution; fought at Lexington and Concord Adele E. Hodges – Colonel, U.S. Marines; the first woman to command Camp Lejeune, N.C., commanding more than 47,000 Marines and sailors. Daniel “Chappie” James, Jr. – General, U.S. Airforce; first African American to be promoted to the rank of four-star General by the U.S. Air Force H. Martin – Private, U.S. Army; served and wounded during the American Civil War Milton Olive III – Private, U.S. Army; posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War Colin Powell - General, U.S. Army; Four-star General and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Secretary of State for President George W. Bush Roscoe Robinson, Jr. – General, U.S. Army; first African American to be promoted to the rank of four-star General by the U.S. Army Clifford Chester Sims – Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army; served with distinction during the Viet Nam War Freddie Stowers – Corporal U.S. Army, Medal of Honor recipient during World War I Susie King Taylor – Nurse who worked with Clara Barton to tend to soldiers wounded during the American Civil War Harriet M. Waddy - Lt. Colonel, U.S. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps during World War II Sources: Bet.com, ; The Root,
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