SHOW NOTES

Content warnings:
Racism in the military, stereotype of black men as sexual predators, gun violence in the context of war, grenades, bludgeoning death, stabbing death, disembowelment, coma/near-death, traumatic death/c-section, poor treatment of veterans, death from myocarditis, PTSD, alcoholism, poverty, death from blood loss, torpedoes, death by explosion, sucking chest wound, death in car accident, impalement, diabetes, depression, death of adult child from mother's perspective 1:20:20-1:27:28, death by gunshot/gang violence 1:20:27, rape 1:28:06-1:28:15

Links:
About Lawrence Joel
Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center
Army discovers sad surprise in family history of new Medal of Honor recipient Henry Johnson
Charles R. Drew
CURRENT CHART OF U.S. ARMY RANKS
Doris Miller
Funeral Slated for South L.A. Presidential Citizens Medal Honoree
Henry Johnson (World War I soldier)
Herman A. Johnson
How Dorie Miller’s bravery helped fight Navy racism
How the White House and media got it wrong on Medal of Honor recipient Henry Johnson
In Memory of a Fallen Son
Lawrence Joel
Lawrence Joel: A quiet anniversary for a reluctant hero
Lawrence Joel, Medal of Honor Medic
Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. Henry Johnson
Military history of African Americans
Myrtle Faye Rumph Receives 2010 Spirit of Peace Award
Myrtle Faye Rumph receives Citizens Medal award
Our History
Oseola McCarty
Oseola McCarty (1908-1999)
Remembering Henry Johnson, the Soldier Called “Black Death”
Remembering Lawrence Joel, Medal of Honor, Nov. 8, 1965
U.S. Navy To Name Aircraft Carrier After WWII Hero Doris Miller