A book about seven men who were long overdue for being recognized for their service and sacrifice. These stories just touch on what these men did during the course of battle and how our government in 1993 decided to look into the cases for any African American soldiers who should be awarded the Medal of Honor. I found this to be a very good book.

A spectacular collection of biographies highlighting moments in these courageous mens’ lives. Author Robert Child sheds light on the selfless acts these heroes performed to defend a nation still not ready to respect them in turn. Great narrative style made this an amazing read. Their stories deserve to be celebrated and their names venerated.

Screenwriter and author Robert Ford chronicle the long struggle to honor seven African American men who fought in the Second World War and due to their heroics were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously in all but one case. Bigotry, political intransigence, as well as time, denied these American Heroes the just praise of a grateful nation. The most striking story is that of Sgt. First Class Edward A. Carter the son of missionary immigrant parents fluent in four languages, English, Hindi, Mandarin as well as German he had already fought in Two Wars against Fascism when World War Two broke out. All of these men are truly men we can be proud of as Americans and hopefully, bigotry will not prevent us from honoring the heroes of the future.