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2004-02-03 Home Front

Coast Guardâs First African-American Admiral

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Posted by Chuck Simmins 2004-02-03 11:44:05 AM|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 LOL. Sad there's no comments. Wait! No I'm not... what's the news? LOL

Posted by Shipman 2004-2-3 6:45:51 PM|| 2004-2-3 6:45:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 When the press stops pointing it out and when Americans who happen to be of some particular racial / ethnic blend stop pointing it out, America will truly be color blind. A good man / woman is a good man / woman -- who gives a shit what else they are? I'll take a green trisexual from Mars over a PC-weenie hyphenation-hound J-school jackass anytime. Good for Mr Brown - and good for us he's there doing the job. Screw the press.

Posted by .com 2004-2-3 9:25:28 PM|| 2004-2-3 9:25:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Speaking for noone but myself, I didn't comment earlier because I didn't want to lend any support to the idea of this being a "(whatever)-American" accomplishment. In my mind, it's an "American" accomplishment, or it's not. There are no shades or degrees of American.

This is one hell of an accomplishment, and I am very proud of Adm. Brown and thank him for serving his country. I also enjoyed the amusing story of how he wound up at the academy more or less by a twist of fate.

But in my mind he's an American, hyphen be damned, and I salute him for accomplishing what few men of any heritage ever will.

Posted by Dar 2004-2-3 9:53:18 PM|| 2004-2-3 9:53:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I too salute the man.

That sort of success in any career requires hard work and consistency of output over a long period of time. Kudos to him for choosing the route of education and hard work to achieve some measure of success in his chosen career!

Let's face it, the world, in every country, has huge problems with atavism (my group is better than your group) whether that is ethnic, geographic, or by race. The American cultural success over the past 50 years of providing significant unlimited opportunity for any who want to work hard and, yes, play by the rules of the culture one lives in, is wonderful. Let's salute America too!

Posted by Coloradoan 2004-2-4 6:25:52 AM|| 2004-2-4 6:25:52 AM|| Front Page Top

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