The Department of Defense will commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Executive Orders 9980 and 9981, which banned segregation in the federal workforce and the armed forces, today at 10:00 a.m. EDT in the Pentagon Courtyard.
The event is open to the press and will be livestreamed on Defense.gov and on Twitter at @DeptofDefense.
Speakers will include:
- Hon. Kathleen H. Hicks, Deputy Secretary of Defense
- Hon. Gilbert R. Cisneros Jr., Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
- Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Chief of Staff of the Air Force
- Brig. Gen. Gail E. Crawford, Director of Military Justice and Discipline at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
- Dr. Terri A. Dickerson, Director Civil Rights Staff for the Coast Guard
- SMA Michael A. Grinston, 16th Sergeant Major of the Army
- Reverend Dianna Pohlmann Bell, USN, Retired, First Female Chaplain in the Armed Forces
To learn more about this event, please visit the 75th Anniversary commemoration website.