A native of Vallejo, California, and the daughter of a “Buffalo Soldier,” Army First Sergeant Delphine Metcalf-Foster entered the Army Reserves in 1975. Her military career included service with the U.S. Army Reserve, 689th Quartermaster Unit, 6253rd Hospital Unit and 6211th Transportation Unit, Letterman Army Medical Center.
1SG Metcalf-Foster was injured in January 1991 while serving in Saudi Arabia in support of Desert Storm/Desert Shield. At the time, she was supporting the Grave Registration Company mission. 1SG Metcalf-Foster was medically evacuated to Germany for care and treatment. While this injury ultimately forced her retirement in 1996, it also started 1SG Metcalf-Foster’s work on behalf of injured Veterans.
In 2017, 1SG Metcalf-Foster, was elected National Commander for the more than1 million-member DAV at the organization’s 2017 National Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana. When sworn in as the National Commander of the Disabled American Veterans, 1SG Metcalf-Foster became the first female National Commander in its 96-year history and the first women to lead any major Veterans organization.
1SG Metcalf-Foster is a life member of Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Chapter 21, Vallejo, California. She currently serves on the First Data Military Advisory Council and is a member of the DAV Department of California Claims and Service Committee, and has served as Chairman for the DAV Department of California Resolution Committee. 1SG Metcalf-Foster also completed a four-year appointment as a member of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Women Veterans in November 2015.
1SG Metcalf-Foster’s awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal, and the Southeast Asia Service Medal with Bronze Star.
For her continued service to our country, it was with pride that we named WCC’s Delphine in honor of United States Army First Sergeant Delphine Metcalf-Foster, Ret.. Today, we humbly honor her service during Black History Month.
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