Name: Meet the Author: Edna Cummings, "A Soldier’s Life"
Start: 2026-04-29T16:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-04-29T18:30:00-05:00
Location: 945 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana 70130

$Meet the Author: Edna Cummings, "A Soldier\u2019s Life"$

Reception: 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. CT | Event: 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. CT
This event is free and open to the public. Register today to join us in person or to view the event online. https://www.nationalww2museum.org/events-programs/events/137738-meet-author-edna-cummings-soldiers-life
Join us in conversation with retired US Army Colonel Edna W. Cummings, whose memoir A Soldier’s Life: A Black Woman’s Rise from Army Brat to Six Triple Eight Champion chronicles her personal journey in the US military and her triumphant effort to honor her WWII predecessors with the Congressional Gold Medal.
A reception from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. will precede the event, and Cummings will sign copies of her book following the presentation. Preorder your copy from the Museum Store here: https://store.nationalww2museum.org/a-soldier-s-life-hc-signed-copy/