semperannoying: Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen Jr., the first ever black Marine Corps pilot, who fought
semperannoying: Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen Jr., the first ever black Marine Corps pilot, who fought endemic racism to rise to the rank of three-star general, died aged 83 on Aug 25, 2015. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for his performances on 64 combat missions in Korea. He also has a tour of duty in Vietnam commanding a tactical air squadron in more than 250 missions followed in 1968, and he received the Purple Heart for being wounded when he had to eject because his plane was struck by anti-aircraft fire. Give em one! That’s history of black men that should be taught in schools. So many white people ( myself included) did/do not know this -- source link