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Colonel Charles Young, the highest ranking African-American soldier at the time of his death on January 8, 1922, was posthumously promoted to the rank of Brigadier General by the Headquarters Department of the Army on January 19, 2022.

Colonel Charles Young graduated from West Point in 1889. A Buffalo Soldier serving with the 9th and 10th Cavalry and the 25th Infantry, Young eventually became the first African American to achieve the rank of colonel in the United States Army. Charles Young was born to ex-slaves in Mays Lick, Kentucky in 1864. In 1889 he became the third African American to graduate from the Academy.

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Tommy Can You Hear Me?

On this day in 1969 The Who gave a press preview of their new rock opera 'Tommy' at Ronnie Scott's in London, England. The double album about a "deaf, dumb and blind boy" who becomes the leader of a messianic movement, was the first musical work to be billed overtly as a rock opera.

In 1998 it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "historical, artistic and significant value" and has now sold over 20 million copies worldwide.

Breaking News: Bette Nash, the World's Longest-Serving Flight Attendant, Enters Care Facility With Cancer, "Letters Of Love" Welcomed

Bette Nash, a true aviation icon, etched her name in history in 2022 by becoming the record holder of the world's longest-serving flight attendant, a remarkable feat at the age of 86. Sadly, her journey in the skies, which spans over 65 years, appears to have been grounded due to a life-threatening illness.

According to the staff at American Airlines and a post circulating in American-based flight attendants' groups, the world's number one flight attendant has allegedly entered a care facility with stage four breast cancer.

It's said Bette's days are lifted by reading letters, and for those who wish to offer words of support, they are encouraged to send them to:

American Airlines

Inflight: Attention Bette Nash

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

Washington, D.C. 20001 – USA.

We hope to see our United By Wings spirit reach Bette with letters of support from around our global family.

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