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The Medal of Honor was presented by President Bill Clinton, with retired Gen. Colin L. Powell and Army Secretary Togo West leading the applause. Only later did we learn how Baker really felt about the ceremony and what he thought we should do instead of turning soldiers into celebrities.
“My hero’s mantle has been crafted out of carnage, the senseless sacrifice of young men and my mad-dog desperation to outlast the enemy and disprove the fiction that black soldiers were afraid to fight,” he wrote. “It’s not a cause for national celebration or the incarnation of heroes. It is reason for us to mourn our losses and question our motivation.”
” Courtland Milloy - WWII hero Vernon Baker fought fascism over there, racism at home