Posted by Ken See on Wednesday, May 30, 2001 at 8:30AM :
In Reply to: They actually shot up an M43. posted by Brian in Oregon on Wednesday, May 30, 2001 at 1:13AM :
How about the interviews during the premier? The director and Cuba Gooding Jr. both describe the black sailor's actions of manning a gun when he was only trained as a cook, and cooks weren't allowed to perform combat functions. I was under the impression that it had nothing to do with being a cook. I believe that at that time blacks were not allowed to hold any combat jobs and were never trained in the use of weapons. I was surprised that they wouldn't acknowledge that fact, or if they did, the media decided not to broadcast their comments.
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