by The Military Diva | Oct 7, 2017 | All Posts, Diva of the Week
Our Military Diva of the Week is former Marine Cpl. MEGAN LEAVEY, a Marine Corps dog handler whose relationship with her dog SGT Rex, is highlighted in the film, “Megan Leavey”. Megan Leavey enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 2003 and was stationed at Camp...
by The Military Diva | Oct 7, 2017 | Diva of the Week
Our Military Diva Of the Week is Simone Askew, the first African-American female to be appointed as First Captain at the U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School (West Point Prep for short). The 20-year-old International History major has had a love for serving the...
by The Military Diva | Oct 7, 2017 | Diva of the Week
Our Military Diva Of the Week is Cathay Williams, the first and only known female Buffalo Soldier, and the only documented African American woman to serve in the Regular Army in the 19th century during a time when enlisting women to serve was prohibited. Born into...
by The Military Diva | Oct 7, 2017 | Diva of the Week
Our Military Diva of the Week is Rear Admiral Alene Duerk, who became the first female admiral. Alene Bertha Duerk was born in Defiance, Ohio, on March 29, 1920. She received her nursing training at Toledo Hospital School of Nursing, earning her diploma in 1941. On...
