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From: Brian 'balistic' Prince [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 1:28 PM
To: Robert Taylor
Cc: 313 Detroit
Subject: RE: (313) Techno Films


Quoting Robert Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> No black soldiers in Saving Private Ryan either, which is quite shocking

It is accurate, as far as I know.  American combat units had not yet been
integrated.  Black troops were mostly used in the motor pool and engineering
divisions, as well as by the military police.

It wasn't until the Korean war that you had black soldiers in the same
front-line units as whites.

I watched too much History Channel while I was unemployed . . .

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Brian "balistic" Prince
http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
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