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Randall MooreFebruary 4, 2024February 28, 2024

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Randall MooreFebruary 2, 2024February 28, 2024

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Trailblazing Tanks: African-Americans in WWII

Randall MooreFebruary 1, 2024February 28, 2024

Sixteen-year-old E. G. McConnell embarked on a train journey from New York to Fort Knox in 1941, unknowingly stepping into…

A monument dedicated to the 761st Tank Battalion was unveiled at Fort Hood, Texas, during a ceremony attended by surviving veterans Nov. 10, 2005, as a tribute to the soldiers who served and continue to serve around the world for freedom, honor and democracy. The monument features four black granite plaques surrounding a life-size marble sculpture of a life-size member of the 761st Tank Battalion kneeling on a black granite pedestal, engraved with a tank on the front and a panther on the back.