Pvt. Roosevelt Ruffin, a former Army Soldier who served

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Pvt. Roosevelt Ruffin, a former Army Soldier who served

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Pvt. Roosevelt Ruffin, a former Army Soldier who served with Company C, 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion, in World War II, poses for a photo with Capt. Chianti Ivory, who works for the Army Reserve Staff at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, during his 100th birthday celebration Feb. 1, 2020, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Ruffin was one of the very first African-American tank destroyer unit members of the war. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. 1st Class Javier Orona)

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01/02/2020

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