Vietnam War hero was Mississippi Civil Rights Activist
The late Milton Lee Olive III, who, at 18, was the first Black to be awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War, preferred to work as a Mississippi civil rights activist but was forced to return to Chicago where he later joined the Army, his cousin revealed Sunday.
Dr. Barbara Penelton, professor and chair of the Teacher Education Department at Bradley University, broke her silence about young Olive, fondly nicknamed "Skipper" by his family and friends.
An educator for 29 years, Penelton said what her cousin wanted more than anything was to fight for voter rights for his people--becoming a …
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