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Seventy-Five Years Ago, the Military’s Only All-Black Female Band Battled the War Department and Won
That group, the women of the 404th Armed Service Forces (ASF) band, were the only all-black female band in U.S. military history. During the war, all-women military bands rallied hearts—and ...
Thousands sought to join in 1942. The 404th Armed Service Forces Band stands out among auxiliary groups as the United States’ only all Black women military band. They helped sell War Bonds and ...
In the chaos, a gritty group of rural Missouri women was thrust to the forefront and ended up leading the parade. They were the women of the Missouri Ladies Military Band, led by Maryville native ...
And the Army Band canceled a concert at George Mason University in Virginia, where it was set to play music by Janelle Monáe, a Black singer ... and reliable pool of women enlisting.
The ceremony also recognized five current military women including The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” Sgt. Maj. Christal Rheams.
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