A coalition of retired military nurses and others is pushing to award the Congressional Gold Medal to World War II nurses.

This Veterans Day, let's remember the sacrifices made by the Black women who served as nurses in World War II.

When Army nurse Mildred Bianchi landed on the tiny island of Pantelleria in June 1943, conditions in its tent hospital were primitive at best. There was no running water or electricity in the hospital ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) – A Black woman who served as a nurse during World War II just celebrated her 100th birthday. Dr. Bennie Fleming, from Rhode Island, turned 100 years old Sunday. While ...