NORFOLK, Va. — A history-making U.S. Navy SEAL is being remembered. William Goines was the first black SEAL. He died in Norfolk in June at the age of 88. “This is one of the original pictures ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WTKR) - The first Black Navy SEAL is being remembered in Virginia. William Goines died in Norfolk in June at the age of 88. The community is honoring his memory.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Bill Goines recalls going for a swim in a public pool in Lockland, Ohio, when he heard a whistle blowing. That was a cue for him and other people of color to leave. As they ...

William “Bill” Goines enlisted in the Navy in 1955 and served as a frogman before being named to one of the first SEAL teams created in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy.