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Black Korean War Vet Recalls
Military’s Integration
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| Retired Army Sgt. 1 st Class Dan LaMar and his friend, Lillie R. Brown, pose on the Washington Mall after the dedication of the Korean War Veterans Memorial postage stamp on July 27, 2003. Photo by Rudi Williams |
SILVER SPRING, Md., May 4, 2004 — Dan LaMar wasn’t
choosy about which armed service he joined. He just wanted to get away from backbreaking farm work, cutting white men’s hair and shining their shoes in his father’s barber and shoe repair shop.
He also wanted to escape the blatant discriminatory practices in Macon, Ga., during the early 1950s.
Shortly before his 17 th birthday, LaMar tried to dupe a Navy recruiter into thinking he was 18, but the recruiter wasn’t fooled. So the desperate teenager waited impatiently until a few days before his 18 th birthday before signing up for the Marines.
Full Story by Rudi Williams
American Forces Press Service
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World War II Flying 'Ace' Salutes
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WWII aviator
"Ace"
Lee Andrew |
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2004 – Decora ted World War
II aviator and "Ace" Lee Andrew Archer Jr.,
84, says he dreamed of becoming a fighter pilot at an
early age.
The Yonkers, N.Y.-born veteran recalled reading comic
books during his boyhood that featured illustrated stories
depicting World War I duels in the skies between Germany's
Baron von Richthofen and allied fliers.
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Story by Gerry Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
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Symposium Seeks Minorities for
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| TALLAHASSEE,
Fla., Feb. 20, 2004 – Defense Department officials
tried to put DoD's best foot forward in attracting minority
students to seek careers in the department at Florida
A&M University here Feb. 18-19.
DoD held a career exposition Feb. 18 for middle school,
high school and college students to see presentations
and visit exhibits set up by the military academies,
ROTC programs and civilian internship programs.
Full
Story by Rudi Williams
American
Forces Press Service
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Updated:
04 May 2004
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