Raleigh post office renamed after WWII veteran & civil rights activist Millie Dunn Veasey
On Tuesday, a Raleigh post office on Brentwood Road was officially renamed the "Millie Dunn Veasey Post Office." A Raleigh native, Millie Dunn Veasey served in the African American Women’s Army Corp ...
Raleigh post office renamed to honor this ‘Six Triple Eight’ WWII veteran
The work of the all-Black, all-women battalion is featured in the Netflix movie “The Six Triple Eight,” written by Tyler ...
Raleigh post office renamed after groundbreaking World War II veteran
The legacy of the late Millie Dunn Veasey was cemented in stone, with the post office located at 2777 Brentwood Road in Raleigh renamed the “Millie Dunn Veasey Post Office.” ...
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Obituary: Millie Dunn Veasey, pioneering sergeant turned rights activist
When Millie Dunn Veasey joined the US military it wasn't the most auspicious of starts. "I didn't weigh more than 102 pounds (46kg) and didn't know how to tie my tie," she later recalled.