Every time I walk into the room, I'm hearing about "white commanders." "White commanders sent them on a suicide mission!" Tom, do you think the *white commanders* might want the mission objectives to be accomplished? Do you think maybe it's a testament to their faith in these soldiers that they sent them on such crucial missions? As if white soldiers were not sent into harm's way either.
This man is a true American Hero...I'm sorry to say what Brokaw is reporting is true....the bigotry showed to black military personnel is still a black spot on all military branches......
Brocow (spelling intentional) made sure he ended the piece by establishing that Truman (a good Democrat) was for equal rights and Eisenhour (one of those nasty racist Republicans) was for segregation.
God bless that medal of honor winner. (I fault my lack of short-term memory for not remembering his name; not mentioning him by name is in now way showing any lack of respect for the man and his efforts on our country's behalf.)
Shame on those who continually try to rewrite or distort history and destroy this country in the process!