Summer, 1945 and the war was 1 million men old. [gunshots] hang on, kids. Keep your eyes shut tight and drink. They are moving you back now. Dont give up, just hang on. The road back is bumpy and maybe the pain killers your eyes, but listen. The sound of battle grows dim. And now, one question cuts clearly through the haze. Which man will you be . The one who gets hurt and dies . Or the one who gets hurt and lives . When the dizziness stopped, when the fog cleared, an army nurse was at your side. A woman who meant safety and comfort at home to thousands of men before you. A woman who meant all those things to you. A nurse brought another americans blood to your side to pour new strength to your veins. A nurse handed clamps to a surgeon and counted sponges. A nurse prepared and administered the anesthetic and watched you constantly for any telltale changing your breathing or blood pressure. All working with the same purpose, to ease the pain of war, to help save lives. music the prepara
Really fight. I couldnt going, i didnt realize at that time, because of the color of my skin. The story of africanamericans in world war ii is indeed a legacy of patriotism and valor. In 1941 americans looked at their world and saw war everywhere. Across the atlantic adolph hitlers german troops occupied nearly every inch of europe from france to russia to the baltic sea and in north africa. In the pacific, the Japanese Army and navy had already captured parts of china, manchuria, korea, and a number of nearby islands. Pearl harbor would soon stun the United States into war. Monday morning, the first thing i did, was go down to the Army Recruiting station to enlist in the service of my country. I was told there was no quota for black troops. Youve got to remember that this country was very discriminatory, segregated, and there was no change. First of all, black sailors, as sailors per se, other than as mess attendants or stewards, werent permitted into the navy. Given the fact that i w
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Summer 1945 and the war was 1 million men old. Hang on, jim. Keep your eyes shut tight and drink. They are moving you back now. Dont give up. Just hang on. The road back is bumpy and maybe the pain blurs your eyes. But listen, the sound of battle grows dim. Now one question cuts clearly through the haze. Which man will you be, the one who gets hurt and dies, or the one who gets hurt and lives. When the dizziness stopped and the fog cleared, an army nurse was at your side. A woman who meant safety and comfort and home to thousands of men before you, a woman who meant all those things to you. A nurse brought another americans blood to your side to pour new strength into your veins. A nurse handed clamps to the surgeon and counted sponges. A nurse prepared and administered the anesthetic and watched you constantly for any telltale change in your breathing or blood pressure. All working with the same purpose, to ease the pain of war, to help save lives. The preparation for the moment that
[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] narrator summer, 1945. And the war was one million men old. [gunshots] hang on, kids. Keep your eyes shut tight and drink. Theyre moving you back now. Dont give up. Just hang on. The road back is bumpy, and maybe the pain blurs your eyes. But listen. The sound of battle grows dim. And now, one question cuts clearly through the haze. Which man will you be . The one who gets hurt and dies . Or the one who gets hurt and lives . When the dizziness stopped, when the fog cleared, an army nurse was at your side. A woman who meant safety and comfort and home to thousands of men before you. A woman who meant all those things to you. A nurse brought another americans blood to your side to pour new strength into your veins. A nurse handed clamps to the surgeon and counted sponges. A nurse prepared and administered the anesthetic, and watched you constantly for