Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Army Names First Black Woman As Two-Star General : NPR

Army Names First Black Woman As Two-Star General : NPR: The Army has appointed its first black female two-star general.

Wisconsin native Marcia Anderson was promoted after a military career that spans more than three decades.

And she says she hopes her achievement inspires young service members to become leaders.

A Historic Promotion
Anderson's civilian job is clerk of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Madison, Wis.

"It's just a beautiful fall morning in Wisconsin, and I walked in the building, and everyone greeted me as though I had just left yesterday," she says on her first day back.