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| 6 decades later, these men get the recognition they deserve http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,262303,00.html 
- "Hundreds of thousands of American servicemen and women are deployed across the world in the war on terror. By bringing hope to the oppressed, and delivering justice to the violent, they are making America more secure. "
George W. Bush
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FNG
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It was about time(thanks guys for the service  .
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| Why are they being singled out??? What about the thousands of black Infantrymen, Truckers, porters, stevedores etc??? I thing the TA did what all races did doing WWII. THEIR JOB. I don't beleive they should receive anything special for it. Why not recognize the guys of the 555th PIR??? My buck twentys worth.
LOAD CLEAR! LOAD CLEAR! Your Job is my Hobby!
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Trooper
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Gotta disagree with you, Big Al. How many aviators (of any color) had their combat record ? Few, if any.
Plus, they didn't know whether they were going to get shot by the Germans and Italians or by their lighter-skinned fellow Americans.
They earned the recognition.
You can run and you can hide, but you'll only die tired !
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Regular Joe
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| Actually Al, the truckers have long received recognition. The "Red Ball Express" that kept Patton charging was black truckers. There was a TV series in the early/mid 70's about them. It would be 20 more years until HBO made "The Tuskeegee Airmen" to honor those fliers. I personally think that because the were as effective as their white counterparts, they've been ignored since acknowledgement in the past would destroy long standing prejudices that some seek to hold on to. Off my soapbox.
________________________________________________________________________ "Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there. Eighty are just targets. Nine are the real fighters and we are lucky to have them for they make the battle. Ah, but the one. One is a warrior, and he will bring the others back."
Heraclitus circa 500B.C.
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Air Force Liaison/P.Net Original Cast of Characters
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| Eh. Our black brothers who were Infantryman faced a helluva lot more combat than the Airmen did. They faced just as much if not more discrimination than the airman did. The only thing I see is they had a more glamours job, flying those red tailed P-51s!!! But hey I judge a man on his character, not his skin colr.
LOAD CLEAR! LOAD CLEAR! Your Job is my Hobby!
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Trooper
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I hear you, brother. 
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Regular Joe
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| Agreed, but once again, the infantry is ignored regardless of color. It's my understanding that the Black infantry units had a very limited role in combat mostly because of institutionalized prejudice. Add to that the fact that they were ill led, and they were set up for failure. Another example of this institutionalized prejudice would be the Neisie(sp) units that that were in Europe. Hated by their officer and distrusted by most other soldiers, they had an uphill fight.
________________________________________________________________________ "Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there. Eighty are just targets. Nine are the real fighters and we are lucky to have them for they make the battle. Ah, but the one. One is a warrior, and he will bring the others back."
Heraclitus circa 500B.C.
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