Immortal Valor av Robert Child

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<p><b>The remarkable story of seven African-American soldiers </b><b>denied the Medal of Honor for more than 50 years due to their race, </b><b>and their extraordinary acts of bravery.</b><br><br> In 1945, when Congress began reviewing the record of the most conspicuous acts of courage by American soldiers during World War II, they recommended awarding the Medal of Honor to 432 recipients. Despite the fact that more than one million African-Americans served, not a single black soldier received the Medal of Honor. The omission remained on the record for over four decades.<br><br>But recent historical investigations have brought to light some of the extraordinary acts of valor performed by black soldiers during the war. Men like Vernon Baker, who single-handedly eliminated three enemy machine guns, an observation post, and a German dugout. Or Sergeant Reuben Rivers, who spearheaded his tank unit''s advance against fierce German resistance for three days despite being grievously wounded.