A rededication was held at the North Amityville (Long Island, N.Y.) Pool in Honor of Maj. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, the first Black woman at Tuskegee and the first Black nurse in the Army Air Corps. Leftenant-Colon retired as a school nurse and passed away at 104.
Attendees at the rededication (front row-left to right): Ray Heywood; Randy Smith of Hunter Squires Jackson Post 1218, LTC Jackie Gordon, chairperson, Babylon Town Veterans Committee; Lenore Brathwaite, Post 1218. Back row-left to right: Juan; Chuck, VFW; Fred Loucka, Post 1218.
Rededication of pool to Maj. Nancy Leftenant-Colon
North Amityville, LI, NY
November 1, 2026
Rededication of pool.
Brathwaite, Loucka and Heywood.
Submitted by:
Richard Knutson and Fred Loucka
