A Lowcountry native who became the nation’s first Black military nurse will be laid to rest in New York this weekend.

Colon, the first Black woman in the US Army Nurse Corps post-desegregation, broke racial barriers through military service, inspiring others with humility and a legacy of leadership.

The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was ...