Out of 82 Marine generals overall today, there are six African American brigadier generals and one African American major general. Charles F. Bolden Jr., who would go on to command two Space Shuttle ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Marines are known as the few and the proud, ready to take on any mission, but none faced the immense challenges that Frank Petersen did when he ...
Those are just some of the accolades given to Frank Petersen, the first African-American Marine aviator, who died this week at 83. Petersen, who served for 38 years, was “a stellar leader,” the Marine ...
The first African-American Marine Corps officer to become an aviator and reach the rank of general was chosen for the 2017 Neil Armstrong Outstanding Achievement Award, the National Aviation Hall of ...
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