Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown, Jr. became the new Air Force chief of staff on Thursday, making history as the first African American to lead one of the military services.
Brown succeeded Gen. David Goldfein, as the Air Force’s 22nd chief of staff at a ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, where the significance of the moment was not lost on Brown.
“This is a very historic day for our nation, and I do not take this moment lightly,” he said in remarks to an audience of VIP’s at one of the base’s spacious hangars.
“Today is possible due to the perseverance of those who went before me, serving as an inspiration to me and so many others,” he said.
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Systemically racist country
You mean antisemitism did not exist because Dreyfus was an officer?
WHY ARE BLACKS CALLED “AFRICAN AMERICAN”? THEY’VE NEVER BEEN TO AFRICA AND PROBABLY COULDN’T FIND IT ON THE MAP. ARE AMERICANS OF GERMAN ORIGIN CALLED GERMAN AMERICANS? ARE AMERICANS FROM RUSSIA CALLED RUSSIAN AMERICANS? ARE AMERICANS OF EUROPEAN ORIGIN CALLED EUROPEAN AMERICANS?
Affirmative action appointee totally unqualified