Answered in the Dark: Five Heroes

SHOW NOTESContent 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 1:28:06-1:28:15Links:About Lawrence JoelAl Wooten Jr. Heritage CenterArmy discovers sad surprise in family history of new Medal of Honor recipient Henry JohnsonCharles R. DrewCURRENT CHART OF U.S. ARMY RANKSDoris MillerFuneral Slated for South L.A. Presidential Citizens Medal HonoreeHenry Johnson (World War I soldier)Herman A. JohnsonHow Dorie Miller’s bravery helped fight Navy racismHow the White House and media got it wrong on Medal of Honor recipient Henry JohnsonIn Memory of a Fallen SonLawrence JoelLawrence Joel: A quiet anniversary for a reluctant heroLawrence Joel, Medal of Honor MedicMedal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. Henry JohnsonMilitary history of African AmericansMyrtle Faye Rumph Receives 2010 Spirit of Peace AwardMyrtle Faye Rumph receives Citizens Medal awardOur HistoryOseola McCartyOseola McCarty (1908-1999)Remembering Henry Johnson, the Soldier Called “Black Death”Remembering Lawrence Joel, Medal of Honor, Nov. 8, 1965U.S. Navy To Name Aircraft Carrier After WWII Hero Doris Miller