Comments for Executive Order 9981

Executive Order 9981

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:52:45 -0600

60 years ago President Truman signed Executive Order 9981, officially ending segregation in the Armed Forces of the United States, well before civil society was pushed into facing the realities of Jim Crow with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, coming as it did only through the efforts of Civil Rights Movement, symbolized by Martin Luther King and the sacrifice of Medgar Evers and many others - an effort bolstered by the experience gained and precedents set, by President Truman's historic order. Today marks the anniversary of the signing of the Executive Order. In remarks at the Capitol this week, Secretary Gates observed, “No aspect of black Americans’ quest for justice and equality under the law has been nobler than what has been called, “the fight for the right to fight,”

Comment from Robert on 2008-07-28

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:34:51 -0600

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Comment from kat-missouri on 2008-07-26

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:26:48 -0600

Amen. Green is my favorite color followed closely by blue ;)

Comment from John (Not the armorer!) on 2008-07-26

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:44:45 -0600

A great Warrior family that we can all be proud of, and I'd be proud to serve with any of them.

Ii thank them ALL for their service defending our country.

The only color I see is green. We've got a war to fight, and we don't have time for anything that distracts from finding the enemy and destroying them with fire and maneuver, if turning their hearts and minds fails.