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Voices of Veterans: Gunnery Sergeant Art Ponder shares his story of service in the US Army Air Corps during WWII

AUSTIN Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB’s Voices of Veterans oral ...
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One of the first Black men to join US Marine Corps honored by Va. leaders on his birthday

PRINCE WILLIAMS COUNTY, Va. — Retired Master Gunnery Sergeant Carroll Braxton is walking, talking, Black history. Born in 1924 in Manassas, Virginia, Braxton was one of the first Black U.S. Marines.
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Voices of Veterans: Gunnery Sergeant Rene Avendano shares his story of service in the United States Marines

AUSTIN Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dr. Dawn Buckingham on June 27 introduced the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB’s Voices of Veterans oral ...