A moment in history

Posted on February 8th, 2009 Mitch Milam  Print No comments

I was watching the History channel tonight and saw a show on the 761st Tank Battalion, which was the first all-Black tank battalion in the U.S. and a major contributor to the Allied efforts in World War II.

During the Battle of the Bulge, the 761st were engaged to support infantry troops. As one white solder put it:

"This tank showed up, and in the snow, the hatch opened and this black face popped up and he said, 'You all need some help?'"

And help they did provide.

I bring this up not because it is a race issue, in a time in which race was a tremendous issue, I mention it because of the tanker's comments.

Where else on Earth, but the southern United States, does God make men such as these -  white, black, or other – who, in the midst of utter chaos, can ask such simple statements, in such a calm manner?

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