RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Three honorees were inducted this morning to the North Carolina Military Hall of Firsts.

They represent excellence in their military career and civic duties shining a bright light on North Carolina.

These inductions highlight service members, veterans, and their families.

Major General Elizabeth Austin is the first female general officer in the North Carolina National Guard.

"I worked so hard to open doors for other females in the in the North Carolina National Guard and the military as well. And I see every day the struggles that they're still going through. But I still work as an advocate for those females to continue to open doors and not just females, for people of color," she said.

Major General Harvey Dean Williams was the first African-American Army Gen

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