St. Ambrose held a ceremony for the Renaming Brentwood Post Office in Honor of Millie Dunn Veasey on May 9, 2025. Millie Dunn Veasey (1918–2018) was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, and named after her grandmother, Millie Gunter Henry, who inspired her dedication to community service. Despite frail health in childhood, Dunn persevered, graduating from Washington High School and beginning clerical work at the Wake County Extension Office. In December 1942, determined to serve despite health concerns, Dunn enlisted in the newly formed Women’s Army Corps (WAC) at age 24. She was selected after rigorous training and assigned as a typist to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion—the only all-Black WAC unit deployed overseas during WWII. The battalion dramatically improved mail delivery to U.S. troops, processing 195,000 pieces of mail daily in Birmingham, England, and later Rouen, France. Their motto: “No Mail, Low Morale.” After the war, Dunn returned to Raleigh, using the G.I. Bill to earn a business degree from St. Augustine’s College. She later earned a master’s degree from North Carolina Central University and served St. Augustine’s College in administrative roles for three decades. Dunn married Warren L. Veasey in 1949 and was widowed in 1961. A committed civil rights activist, Veasey organized Raleigh sit-ins, participated in the 1963 March on Washington, and served as the first female president of Raleigh’s NAACP chapter (1965–1968), arranging for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to visit Raleigh. Millie Dunn Veasey passed away at age 100 and was laid to rest in Raleigh National Cemetery.
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