By Abel Communications
This Veteran’s Day, the AFRO will proudly host “A Salute to Our Veterans, a luncheon recognizing Black veterans throughout generations, from World Struggle II to the globe’s most up-to-date battles.
Maryland Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Honorable Anthony C. Woods, will ship a keynote handle to navy honorees and esteemed visitors.
As storytellers, the AFRO holds a particular connection to the service of Black veterans, proudly sending correspondents worldwide to Europe, Africa, Alaska and the South Pacific all through World Struggle II.
Attendees will be taught extra of that essential work, and the tales of Black veterans who’ve served our nation by means of trials and tribulations at house and overseas.
Tales will embrace a tribute to the 6888th Central Postal Listing Battalion, a predominantly Black battalion of the Girls’s Military Corps in World Struggle II. Moreover, Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, the present adjutant common of Maryland, and the one Black girl main a state navy, will likely be acknowledged as considered one of Maryland’s foremost Black veterans.
With a nod to our latest era of servicemembers, Morgan State College’s ROTC program will likely be acknowledged, and visitors will get pleasure from a particular efficiency by the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute’s Junior ROTC Coloration Guard.
“Honoring the sacrifice and repair of our veterans is a year-round obligation, however right this moment is a big day to rejoice their tales,” stated Dr. Frances “Toni” Draper, CEO and writer of the AFRO. “Via ‘A Salute to Our Veterans,’ we purpose to bridge the generations of navy heroism on show within the Black group.”
“We’d prefer to thank BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Morgan State College and Better Baltimore Medical Middle for his or her beneficiant sponsorship of this occasion.”
Occasion honorees embrace:
Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, the adjutant common of Maryland, and the one Black girl main a state navy
Col. (Ret.) Edna Cummings, Six Triple Eight Congressional Gold Medal champion, and documentary producer
Maj. (Ret.) Edgar Brookins, former AFRO common and circulation supervisor (posthumously)
Morgan State College ROTC Program
The occasion will likely be held on the Reginald Lewis Museum in Baltimore, starting at 11:30 am.
Particular person tickets might be bought for $100, through https://www.afrotix.reside/e/this-is-our-war-a-salute-to-our-veterans/tickets
To be taught extra in regards to the AFRO, go to: https://afro.com
