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<h3><strong>Military Service (B-2)</strong></h3>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><em><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;">“I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.”</span></b></em><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;"><br /> <br />-Ulysses S. Grant<br /> <br />Military service can be voluntary and involuntary. Although many countries have their military service made up of volunteers, in times of war, mandatory military service can be conscripted by governments to ensure that adequate numbers are available for national defense. Some countries have mandatory military service and require that all citizens serve for a period of time, for example, two years in active duty five years in the reserve. The United States does not have mandatory military service; however, on occasion its government has imposed a draft into military service.<br /> <br />The U.S. has several uniformed services that, throughout its history, have protected the country over land and sea, and in the air. These services are: the U.S. Army, Marine Corps., Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, National Guard and the Public Health Service Commission Corps. Some branches of the U.S. military service date back to the Revolutionary War. The U.S. Army, for example, was first the Continental Army, founded in 1775 to fight in the Revolutionary war. The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps were also founded in 1775. Since its inception, young people have given their lives to preserve peace and security and to protect the United States.<br /> <br />The Pentagon located in Washington D.C. is the headquarters for the U.S. Department of Defense (D0D). The mission of the DOD is to provide the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of the U.S. The Department of Defense is the U.S.'s oldest and largest government agency. The DOD has 1.4 million men and women on active duty, and 718,000 civilian personnel. It is the nation’s largest employer. Another 1.1 million serve in the National Guard and Reserve forces.<br /> <br />(Source: The U.S. Department of Defense. </span><a href="http://www.defense.gov/about/#mission"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#c51b35;">http://www.defense.gov/about/#mission</span></b></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;">)</span></p>
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Benjamin O. Davis Sr., 1st. African American General in the Regular Army & U.S. Armed Forces
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<h4><a href="https://vmps.omeka.net/exhibits/show/military-service-gallery/military-service-gallery">Return to Military Service</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://vmps.omeka.net/exhibits/show/diverse-public-service/diverse-public-service">Return to Public Service Diversity</a></h4>
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<strong>"My own opinion was that blacks could best overcome racist attitudes through achievements, even though those achievements had to take place within the hateful environment of segregation."</strong> By Brigadier General Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr. <br /><br />Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr., was born in Washington, D.C., on July 1, 1877. He entered the military service on July 13, 1898, during the War with Spain as a temporary first lieutenant of the 8th United States Volunteer Infantry. He was mustered out on March 6, 1899, and on June 18, 1899, he enlisted as a private in Troop I, 9th Cavalry, of the Regular Army. He then served as corporal and squadron sergeant major, and on February 2, 1901, he was commissioned a second lieutenant of Cavalry in the Regular Army. <br /><br />He was promoted to first lieutenant on March 30, 1905; to captain on December 24, 1915; to major (temporary) on August 5, 1917; and to lieutenant colonel (temporary) on May 1, 1918. He reverted to his permanent rank of captain on October 14, 1919, and was promoted to lieutenant colonel on July 1, 1920; to colonel on February 18, 1930; to brigadier general (temporary) on October 25, 1940. He was retired on July 31, 1941, and recalled to active duty with the rank of brigadier general the following day. <br /><br />General Davis' U.S. military decorations consisted of the Bronze Star Medal and the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). His DSM medal, awarded by General Order 10, dated 22 February 1945, stated that General Benjamin O. Davis was awarded the DSM "for exceptionally meritorious service to the Government in a duty of great responsibility from June 1941 to November 1944. The War Department release issued about General Davis' DSM on February 11, 1945 included the following citation: <br /><br /><em>For exceptionally meritorious service to the Government in a duty of great responsibility from June, 1941, to November, 1944, as an Inspector of troop units in the field, and as special War Department consultant on matters pertaining to Negro troops. The initiative, intelligence and sympathetic understanding displayed by him in conducting countless investigations concerning individual soldiers, troop units and other components of the War Department brought about a fair and equitable solution to many important problems which have since become the basis of far-reaching War Department policy. His wise advice and counsel have made a direct contribution to the maintenance of soldier morale and troop discipline and has been of material assistance to the War Department and to responsible commanders in the field of understanding personnel matters as they pertain to the individual soldier.</em> <br /><br />Additionally, General Davis was awarded an Honorary Degree of LL.D. from Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia. His foreign awards and honors consisted of the Croix de Guerre with Palm from France and the Grade of Commander of the Order of the Star of Africa from Liberia.
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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
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In January 1997 the U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp in their Black Heritage Stamp series to honor the service and contributions of Brigadier General Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. <br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.history.army.mil/html/topics/afam/davis.html">The U.S. Army Center of Military History </a>
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Medium: Postage Stamp
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_O._Davis_Sr.">Wikipedia</a>
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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
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English
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African-Americans, Benjamin O. Davis Sr., General, Military Service, War
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African-Americans
Benjamin O. Davis Sr.
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