https://freerepublic.com/tag/blackamericanhero/ en-us Sun, 30 Jun 2002 18:22:05 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/708579/posts PASCAGOULA, MISS.-A Beaufort, S.C., woman smashed a bottle of champagne Saturday on the gray bow of the USS Pinckney, a guided missile destroyer named in honor of her husband, a black sailor from South Carolina whose heroism during World War II saved a shipmate's life. Charleston Post and Courier https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/708579/posts#comment Sun, 30 Jun 2002 18:22:05 GMT