The original Double V campaign artwork The Pittsburgh Courier


SP4 Tyrone Rankins, radio operator, in Vietnam in 1968


Cadet Field Training at West Point, 2013


The U.S.ended the draft in 1973, making military service all-voluntary. Black recruitment rose steadily for the next decade, then began to fall off after the mid-1980s,


possibly reflecting skepticism in the Black community for American policy in Iraq and Afghanistan. Black soldiers are still under-represented in leadership positions and tend to be assigned to service jobs rather than combat positions, which lead to higher advancement. Black soldiers face a disproportionate amount of casualties, court-martials, and hardships as veterans.


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