The National Association of

Black Military Women
(formerly known as Black WAAC, WAC, Women in Service)

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TO TELL "HERSTORY" and TELL IT WE SHALL

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WELCOME TO THE WEB SITE OF

THE BLACK MILITARY WOMEN'S

"HERSTORIES"

Our Mission Statement

To seeks out, record, maintain and tell the history and

heritage of African-American Military Women who served and are serving in the United States Armed Forces.

Our "MOTTO

"TO TELL HERSTORY"

Our "Current" Theme

"WE ARE THE FUTURE THAT BEGAN YESTERDAY!! "

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HERSTORIES

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DO YOU KNOW A WWII BLACK MILITARY WOMAN!!

IF NOT YOU SHOULD, WE SERVED TOO

Meet WWII Veteran MRS ESSIE BRYANT WOODS 1942-1945, She served in the famous the first all Black Battalion, 6888 Central Postal Battalion led by the famous MAJ Charity Adams-Ender. The first black military woman commissioned in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corp (WAAC).

Black women have served in the military since the civil war. We are proud to honor each and every one of our veterans who served and who are serving today. If you look at any of the old war movies, you barely see a female Soldier and never see a Black Female Soldier. If so, they were probably our wonderful nurses. But our Sister Soldiers served in all areas.

IT IS TIME THAT WE TELL THEIR STORIES AND
GIVE HONOR TO OUR LADIES WHO SERVED.

So join us & tell your story

Help us find our ladies! Help us honor those before us. (WWII, Korean, Vietnam, Gulf Veterans). Let's give them praise by telling their stories. We are also proud to tell the stories of these ladies, but we need your help.

We need every Black Military Women
to tell "HER" Story the way they would like it told
and the best way to do that is to

"Tell It Yourself".

AGAIN JOIN US!!!
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YEAH!!!!

***CONGRATULATIONS***

!!!!!!HISTORY IS MADE!!!!!!!

NABMW Member becomes the

FIRST BLACK FEMALE MAJOR GENERAL (2-STAR) IN THE HISTORY OF US ARMY

"MAJOR GENERAL

MARCIA ANDERSON"

CLICK HERE FOR "HERSTORY"

Congratulations from all of your "Sister Soldiers"

"JOB WELL DONE"

On the Heals of losing our First Black Army Female General Officer "Hazel Johnson-Brown" who passed away in August this year Marcia Anderson was promoted as first black female 2-star general officer in the history of the Army.

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IN MEMORY OF A TRUE TRAILBLAZER

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NABMW BID FAREWELL TO THE FIRST BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE GENERAL

BRIGADIER GENERAL (RET) DR. HAZEL JOHNSON-BROWN, PHD, RN

Born: October 10, 1927

Place: Malvern, Pennsylvania

Died: August 5, 2011, Wilmington, Delaware

Hazel Johnson made military history when she became the first African American woman general in 1979. She entered the U.S. Army in 1955, shortly after President Harry Truman banned segregation in the armed services. When she retired from the military in 1983, the list of credentials Johnson-Brown had accumulated was impressive. Some of the positions she held included project director at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command in Washington, D.C.; dean of the Walter Reed Army Institute School of Nursing; and special assistant to the chief of the U.S. Army Medical Command in Korea. She reached the pinnacle of her military career when she was appointed Chief of the Army Nurse Corps, with the rank of Brigadier General.

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Note: The National Association of Black Military Women web site supports the mission of the organization -- to seek out, tell and record the history of Black Military Women. We use various public information tools (newspapers, web sites, books, documentaries, and other media avenues) to search out information on Black Military Women. A lot of personal military history information is provided by the specific individuals through NABMW journal and membership. We do not take responsibility for the validity of any information provided to us from these individuals or from public information postings from tools listed above. The source of all information provided on this web site will be listed. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is displayed without profit or payment for those who have expressed an interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. Photos and images are from the National Archives, The Naval History Center, The U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Defense Visual Information Center, and the personal collections of many women and men. This site is for, and about Black Military Women - by an organization of military women, family and friends who are committed to seeking out the history of Black Military Women who served our country.

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National Association of Black Military Women

5695 Pine Meadows Court
Morrow, GA 30260-1053

Phone: (404) 675-0195

Fax: (404) 675-0195

Black Military Women (formerly known as Black WAAC, WAC, Women in Service)

Black Military Women
(formerly known as Black WAAC, WAC, Women in Service)