Stealing valor from Black soldiers, families

Stealing valor from Black soldiers, families

The military is not just a chapter in my life. It’s my bloodline, my inheritance, and my foundation. My father, Floyd McAfee, was a career Army officer. My uncles fought in World War II. My younger brother stood guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. My nephew and many cousins also served.As a teenager, my father left Tuskegee Institute to enlist in President Harry S. Truman’s newly desegregated Army. After fini…