Wesley A. Brown.

The article presents a reprint of the article "Wesley A. Brown: The Nation's First Black Naval Academy Graduate," by Paul Vitello, which appeared in "New York Times." It highlights how Wesley A. Brown, a retired Navy lieutenant commander, survived racial hazing to be the first African American graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. It discusses the service of Brown in the Vietnam and Korean Wars and worked on Navy construction projects as a Naval city engineer before his retirement in 1969.