The first participant received the investigational vaccine on March 16 at the  Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle.

Since rising to flag-rank, Gen. C.Q. Brown has appeared in Black Engineer magazine’s annual “Top Blacks in the Military” list featured in the Veterans edition.

Each year, winners from the co-host of the annual BEYA Conference pose for one of the best snapshots at the event.

This Black History Month Tribute to the nation’s warriors is one of the highlights at BEYA.

Cecil D. Haney, pictured second right at the Stars and Stripes event during the 2008 BEYA STEM Conference, is a retired four-star admiral, a career Navy submariner, and former commander of the U.S. Strategic Command.

Dr. Johnson-Bey and other BEYA winners share inspirational stories to motivate young readers/listeners/viewers and their families.

“Race, age, experience, geography, language, none of these should restrict you. All of these are assets,” said John D. Harris, the 2010 Black Engineer of the Year. And what a decade it’s been since those stirring words.

He was responsible for several midshipmen being admitted to the Naval Academy and the highest number of applicants admitted to the Broadened Opportunities for Officer Selection and Training (BOOST) Program.

Guests at the ceremony included  Alex Venetta, associate publisher and manager of partner services at Career Communications Group, Inc., co-host of the BEYA STEM Conference.

This Veterans Day, USBE online celebrates veterans—past, present, and future—with the story of a Distinguished Military Graduate from Mississippi Valley State University.