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>> he was not given the same opportunities that men of a different color were given to serve his country, but on december 7, 1941, he would not be defined by the prejudice of other people. >> reporter: what miller did that day has been dramatized in the movie "pearl harbor," but congresswoman edie bernice johnson, who grew up hearing stories about dorie miller, explained what it meant. >> in the days of real segregation, a black man from my hometown stepped up to help save america. >> reporter: three of miller's nieces were at today's ceremony, one of them, brenda haven, told us what today wou...

>> dubois: the navy made it official today. for the first time an aircraft carrier will be named for an african american. david martin on the hero who inspired a break in tradition. >> reporter: you've heard the roll call of aircraft carriers, washington, lincoln, roosevelt, kennedy, almost all of them named for american presidents, but now there will be one called the "u.s.s. doris miller." >> dorie deserved to be remembered and repeated wherever our people continue to stand watch today. >> reporter: at a ceremony, at pearl harbor acting navy secretary thomas modly, officially named the next ...