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Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges: The Legacy of Army Nurse Corps Pioneer Nancy Leftenant-Colon

Minority Nurse

In 2007, she joined other Tuskegee Airmen to receive the Congressional Gold Medal from President George W. Her late brother, a Tuskegee Airman who died in a mid-air collision during World War II, inspired her lifelong connection to the organization. Bush, the highest civilian honor awarded by Congress.

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Trailblazers in Nursing History: Chinese-American Nurse Elsie Chin Yuen Seetoo, RN (Part Two)

Minority Nurse

Receiving the Congressional Gold Medal. On December 20, 2018, President Trump signed the Chinese American World War II Veteran Congressional Gold Medal Act, which had passed Congress unanimously. I am deeply honored to receive this Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of my sisters and brothers.

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