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We Also Served - Army Sergeant Phil Harrison - Shaquille O'Neal's Father

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Shaquille credits Army Sergeant Phil Harrison, his stepfather, actually, with having given him the emotional impetus to succeed in basketball.

"As a kid I was an army brat traveling around the world moving from Army base to Army base because my father Philip was in the Army," says Shaquille O'Neal.

Shaquille has come a long way from his humble beginnings as a "military brat".

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Tradition and Valor, A Family Journey
By Robert V. Morris
Robert V. Morris is a former Executive Director of the Fort Des Moines Black Officers Memorial, Inc., whose mission is to honor the U.S. Army's first officer candidate class at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, in 1917, during World War I. His grandfather James Brad Morris was a member of that historic class. 


 Black Soldier of Mercy
by Joseph E.Brown
Joe E. Brown was drafted at the end of WWII. Then came the Korean War and Joe found himself in a medical unit in the worse of the fighting in North Korea. This is his story told in his own words.


 


Featured Songs for Veterans (click green arrow twice)


 

 Keena Elaine's Song "I'll Be Coming Home".  Honors all of the servicemen and servicewomen and their families.  For more on Keena Elaine (click here)



Army vet Sergeant H's Song "Hey Soldier", a modern tribute to our veterans. 
Click image for more on Sergeant H. 


(Both artist will among the many talented live
performers at 
Diversity Military World EXPO2008)

 

 Video LT. James Reese Europe and Harlem Hellfighters  (click here)


View CBS News Sunday Morning segment, 'They Fought for the Right to Fight!' 
Features Black Military World founder CDR (Ret.) Gregory Black, CBS News' Bill Whitaker and many others. <click here>

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Black U.S. Service Personnel Lost in Iraq and Afghanistan- 376
Percentage of Total U.S. Killed in Iraq - 9.43%
(as of 3/22/08)


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