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Inspiration for 'Men of Honor' dies
CNN.com ^
| Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Posted on 07/26/2006 6:58:32 AM PDT by Jake The Goose
RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) -- Carl M. Brashear, the first black U.S. Navy diver who was portrayed by Cuba Gooding Jr. in the 2000 film "Men of Honor," died Tuesday. He was 75.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: carlbrashear; hero; menofhonor; navy; usn; usnavy
Sad day for a great American example.
To: Jake The Goose
Great Man, Greater Mariner...rest in peace!
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:00:15 AM PDT
by
USMMA_83
(Tantra is my fetish ;))
To: USMMA_83
May he have fair winds and following seas forever.
To: Jake The Goose
Hell of a man! Would have been proud to serve with him.
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:02:40 AM PDT
by
MindBender26
(Having my own CAR-15 in RVN meant never having to say I was sorry....)
To: Jake The Goose
Good bye to a great American and blessings and comfort to his family.
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:04:07 AM PDT
by
Kimmers
To: Jake The Goose
Boatswain's Mate Master Chief Carl Brashear and Cuba Gooding Jr.
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:05:18 AM PDT
by
Drew68
To: Drew68
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:12:24 AM PDT
by
mpackard
(Proud mama of a Sailor.)
To: Jake The Goose
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:13:53 AM PDT
by
CholeraJoe
(All Marines can throw a grenade. The really, really good ones can throw a slider with one.)
To: Jake The Goose
Good to see that he was recognized during his lifetime.
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:13:58 AM PDT
by
JimRed
("Hey, hey, Teddy K., how many girls did you drown today?" (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help m)
To: Drew68
Even in his retirement, he "looks like he should look."
Saw Jack Dempsey a few years before he died. He still looked like a man who could go three rounds with anybody.
Same kind of thing with Brashear. He looks like he could have done diving the day the picture was shot.
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:19:00 AM PDT
by
MindBender26
(Having my own CAR-15 in RVN meant never having to say I was sorry....)
To: Drew68
Cuba Gooding even got his military alignment right.
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:27:02 AM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: Jake The Goose
Master Chief Boatswain's Mate, Master Diver, Carl M. Brashear... Departing.
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:27:45 AM PDT
by
Mathews
(Ambition, absent a moral compass, is naked destruction.)
To: oh8eleven
Cuba Gooding even got his military alignment right. Yeah, his gig line is pretty squared away. Of course, it looks like he had a expert Military Advisor working with him --notice the "Film Crew" embroidered on Brashear's jacket.
I'm sure Master Chief Brashear wasn't going to tolerate anything less than a full attention to detail.
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:32:28 AM PDT
by
Drew68
To: Drew68
Yep, he's even wearing the collar devices correctly for that particular uniform. Along the straight edge for the washed khaki and aligned in the corners for the dress khaki. Active duty guys still miss that every once in a while.
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:38:58 AM PDT
by
Mathews
(Ambition, absent a moral compass, is naked destruction.)
To: MindBender26
Even in his retirement, he "looks like he should look." Yep. I've gotten to work with many Master Chiefs and each one of them carries themselves with a bit of salty swagger and an attitude that says, "I made it to the top."
I recently got to see my LCPO put on an anchor with two stars and I felt so much pride for him as I watched the pinning ceremony.
It is really an exclusive club that us enlisted folks can aspire towards.
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:50:00 AM PDT
by
Drew68
To: Jake The Goose
St Peter 'Welcome aboard'
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posted on
07/26/2006 7:57:10 AM PDT
by
ex-snook
("But above all things, truth beareth away the victory.")
To: Jake The Goose
Hope to meet this man in Heaven one day.
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posted on
07/26/2006 9:27:04 AM PDT
by
ibheath
(Born again and grateful to God.)
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