On the recordFebruary 24, 2010
As a son of a World War II veteran and coming from a part of North Carolina that has a high proportion of veterans and as a student of history, we take full honor and pride in any opportunity to talk about our veterans and what they've done for our Nation throughout history. It is with great pride that, during this Black History Month, we have the opportunity to recognize the contributions of African American veterans and what they have done for our Nation. Throughout history, they have answered the call, from the Revolutionary War on. African Americans have fought for this Nation often as second-class citizens and often coming home as veterans and not enjoying the full benefits and the rights of our Nation. Throughout the years, African Americans have answered the call of Frederick Douglass, who said, every man that could to enlist, to get an eagle on their button, a musket on their shoulder, and a star-spangled banner over their head.
