U.S. Air Force chaplain (Lt. Col.) Donnette Boyd, 31st Fighter Wing chaplain Boyd, within the next few months, will make history as the first female African American chaplain promoted to the rank of colonel. At six years old, Boyd, her brother and mother emigrated to the U.S. from Jamaica to a drug-infested neighborhood in the city of Cleveland, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)