My middle school principal was one of the flying Tuskegee Airmen. He was tough and expect every student to do their best he didn’t put up with slack or excuses. Thanks Mr Mims for being tough on us!! RIP!!!
Same here. I'm a big movie fan, and this is the first speech I heard from a film that really moved me. 29 years later, and I still remember every little detail about it. Andre Braugher was so good.
I met a WWII Japanese fighter pilot and he told me a story about his German counter parts, where they hated to see those red tails on an approaching fighter squadron because they knew they would be in for one hell of a fight. That’s why those pilots started to called them the “Red Tail Devils.”
I still can't believe that the first encounter they had with the first jet fighters (correct me if wrong) me262? They stood there ground and faught back with amazing skill even a German pilot once wrote that Even with the power of two jet Benz engines they still sometimes felt disadvantaged due to the enormous skill those red tails had, even using the bomber sorties as a shield (as the jets couldn't turn as quick at speed between the bombers so would circle around bleeding speed, by then the p51 has circled around through the bombers for a clean shot) I'm from Australia and I also once met a Japanese pilot duringg my trip to Guam island and he said the same about some of our Aussie pilots, even tho we mostly had CAC boomerangs (first Australian built fighter, and it was shit 😅) we have a running joke that they where called boomerangs cause the moment we would see Japanese zeros or ki fighters we would turn around and fly home like a boomerang 😅 but those who held there ground put those planes thro everything and the Japanese pilot even said he was once shot down in his older a5m in 41 from a cac over port Moresby and then again was shot down over Saipan where he was captured and sent to north qld in a pow prison until late 45 Very humble man and he was more then happy to show me around some of the old defense work at Guam Would always bow was super cheerful full of life and I can't even remember how many times when we would be reading a plaque that mentioned the allies looses at a particular battle, he would constantly say "we are so very sorry, please forgive" Honestly nothing to forgive, end of the day most nations involved are now in some way or another friends and even allies now and most people at the end of the day where just following orders, And one who says Japanese are evil or the Germans are war hungry The Japanese are a proud people of tradition (we would call it today barberbic to have a arena we watch people kill in, but for a 8 year old roman kid that was like going to the movies) it would be no difference to if we still had Greek Spartans today And Germany can't be hated for what they did that was the poor choices of mostly one crazy person (Hitler) who ran his country into the ground nearly, and personally. 3rd Reich lover or not if I was a German solider fighting for say Munich.. I'd have the mindset of (this is my country and If need be I'll die defending it) Australians troops know all to well what following orders are , In my opinion one of the stupidest battles was our Gallipoli campaign 1: we had no reason to be there 2: the British used Indian new Zealand and Aussie troops as gun fodder so the British army would take minimum looses cause they even knew how stupid it was 3: all for them to say in a few months "well boys that didn't work let's go back home for a cuppa tea" 4: "terribly sorry about that turkey, my dear apologies aus nz and ind for your looses, but we will call on your troops again if we need you, cheerio" 5: and just like that no ground was gained or lost in turkey and all that happwnwd was 50,000 aus and nz troops died just as many Turkish troops died there country had policitcal issues after that and the commonwealth nations felt like the British government shat on them 😅👍🏻 Witch is why Australia and turkey have such a good relationship today, they admired our troops for there bravery in the face of near impossible odds, we admire them for there compassion and respect to the wounded and fallen (look up "Simpson and his donkey") and both sides especially along the aus/nz and turk lines (British and Indian lines not so much) there would often be the funny bit of banter between troops Eg a "fuck you turkey bird" "No FUCK YOU VEGEMITE!"
Simpson would not have made a good peacetime soldier, and he was recklessly independent in war. Instructed to recover and help the wounded he undertook this work enthusiastically. Famously, he used a small donkey to carry men down from the front line, often exposing himself to fire. The bravery of this "man with the donkey" soon became the most prominent symbol of Australian courage and tenacity on Gallipoli. Although Simpson carried no arms and remains an enigmatic figure, the nature of his sacrifice made a vital contribution to the story of ANZAC. Although it doesn't make mention of it on this part of the article, often the Turkish troops when they saw a donkey and a man would know it was Simpson and avoid shooting, (this was after one night 3 Turkish troops saw him giving water to the dying men he couldn't save on the field and one was about to shoot him before they saw him comforting a dying turk holding his hand as he died" Unfortunately he was killed during a battle when he decided to go out into the field and get the wounded while there was still heavy machine gun fire There is a beautiful monument to him at (what ever modern day Gallipoli is called) and mad respect and probs to the Turkish government who continue to spend the time and money to keep the war graves (including our fellow British) in good condition. On a side note to your comment @rikkos Do you think they possibly painted the tails red to mimic the Barron in a way? I remember reading about a french p40 fighter group who had red noses and they where the elite of there fighters and same thing feared by the Germans and a German fighter group fighting in Russia from memory had red markings on either side of there tail second behind the cockpit So unless it's just a common colour for elite units, it definitely seems to me manfred "red Barron" started a trend when he painted his fokker all red and since then everyone is like To scare the enemy we must look red 😅
My recollection of the tails being painted red. When the new plains showed up at their fighter base in Italy, one of the line chiefs decided to paint the tails red. “so they can see you coming” if it was part of a tradition I don’t know !!!
@@victorrain 1/3 of all the victims of lynchings were white, the democrat KKK lynched black and white republican voters. Because republicans were the anti-slavery party and the democrats wanted slavery to continue.
Lets not make this a partisan conversation, because both sides of the party table at that time didn't give a single shit about slavery. I highly doubt Lincoln would have freed the slaves if it weren't for the civil war, though at some point someone would. I can assure any of you that there is NO other excuse then "humans are fucking monsters" When it comes to speaking of Slavery. Either way these men fought to gain their right for freedom, and by god they got it! Preserve this great lesson of history and embed it into the generations yet too come.
"How do I feel about my country? And how does my country feel about me?" That part I'm sure hit a certain spot with some people. It hit a spot with me.
@@RoninNYC I agree 100%. In fact I think it's pretty sad that Americans seem to separate themselves in ways other countries don't. A friend recently pointed out... "In England I'm English, in France I'm French. I'm even German if I'm born in Germany! ...but in the United States of America I'm not 'American', I'm 'African American'". I believe he has a good point.
even in these days those words resounds so powerful and deep, I see no colors but Americans together as ONE... somehow people still enjoyed to be divided with a narrow mind.
I'm grateful for 2 things. Number one: these men and women came before me and paved the way so that I could live in freedom. Number two: I did not have to experience what they went through..
Shawdawg28 very true African Americans and Japanese Americans fought for a country that never saw them as equals. But look how racist bigots like trump and his supporters and people who watch Fox News refuse to acknowledge Arab and Muslim Americans who served in our country
@@Thebeatles19632 ....the huge difference there is that African Americans didn't attack the USA. Japanese and Muslims did. Racism towards blacks in the USA was an unfortunate product of ignorance. The feelings toward the Japanese were understandable for attacking Pearl Harbor. The feelings toward Muslims for attacking the World Trade Center are equally understandable. I'm not saying that it is fair, but the actions of a few can give a whole people a bad name.
Stephen Hatley “The actions of a few can give a whole people a bad name.” BS. I’ll let you tell me the ONE group who doesn’t deal with that. Which is what privilege is all about. SMH
Rest In Power to Groundbreaking Cinema and TV Actor Andre Braugher (1962-2023). Thanks for sharing a lifetime of such incredible talent. Among the many roles you acted that stand out as one of my favorites was as Lt. Col. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. in HBO's 1995 production of "The Tuskegee Airmen" with Laurence Fishburne. You will be sadly missed and never forgotten. ❤🎭✨
My dad has a hard time watching these films. He commanded an artillery and later a Missile battery in the 50s and 60s. He would tell me stories of them stoping to eat, and restaurants wouldn't serve them, so he would wait in the jeep so the white men he commanded could eat a good meal. "How do I feel about my country, and how does my country feel about me?" Those are words every black American has asked....
MY SINCERE THANK YOU TO YOUR FATHER, A HERO, A LEGEND ❤🙏 IT IS THESE SERVICE MEN WHO MADE HISTORY, A HISTORY THAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW. THANK FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART❤️🙏 YOUR FATHER’S LEGACY LIVES ON🙏❤️
@MrRayMac1963 humility is a lesson the wise learn, it allows one to not only persevere but teaches forethought and which battles they can win and which battles aren't worth fighting. Changing the mindset of those whom are blinded by simple distinctions takes time and cannot be accomplished over a meal, sad as it may be.
Love and respect to those brave American pilots. Seems like they had to fight two wars. One against the nazis and one against ignorance and racism. Best wishes from the UK.
Really you should see the HBO version of this movie, that was out before this one. The Tuskegee Airmen, a far more detailed movie. This movie glossed over too much of what these pilots went through.
I am white, the black soldier in World War II was very underrated and a lot of them old outstanding records with their units today,I served with all Races in the military and I consider every one of them my brother and I'd still give my life for them today
No, different Davis in NYPD. General Benjamin O. Davis became the first black General in the U.S. military, but died while on active duty of a heart attack.
@@patrickmccrann991 No doubt partly due to the tremendous STRESS of this London of shit day after day year after year! My Dad (Airborne Infantry OCS class of 52) also died young. After the war he relocated our family out of the south because of the problems. Tried various Law Enforcement Jobs but encountered a lot of resistance.
Another lie. Did you learn this from a Hollywood Movie made for HBO or did you seriously research this. The fighter planes were stationed in Ramateli Italy. . Google the Tuskegee Airmen's national chapter Google: Tuskegee Airmen INC next look down and select Tuskegee Airmen-History next enter"misconceptions of the Tuskegee Airmen" From there you will find out the truth how escorting was done. Not how a Hollywood movie explains how it was done. Also Google...misconceptions of the Tuskegee Airmen... This document can also be found on "Tuskegee Airmen INC... the national chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen.
By the way General Jimmy Doolittle ordered the fighters to no longer escort the bombers but to leave bomber formation and to seek out and destroy the German Air Force. This tactic made D-Day possible. On D-Day the sky's over Europe belonged to the allies. You could not destroy the German Air Force staying with the bombers.
Check your facts, Bud Tommy. The 332nd FG was part of the 15th AF, and as such escorted 15th AF bombers - which were based in Italy, not England. Jimmy Doolittle commanded the 8th AF, not the 15th. Might want to get your facts straight before you go calling someone else a liar.
@@joelhassig6099 Jimmy Doolittle commanded both the 8th. & the 15th. Get your facts straight Fifteenth Air Force was established on 1 November 1943 as part of the United States Army Air Forces in the World War II Mediterranean Theater of Operations as a strategic air force and commenced combat operations the day after it was formed. The first commander was General Jimmy Doolittle. Maybe you can answer why the 332nd.GROUP had 64 fighters where other fighter GROUPS only had 48 fighters. Tuskegee Airmen squadrons 99, 100, 301, 302 = 64 fighters
Had the pleasure to meet 3 Tuskegee pilots a few years back over here in the U.K. when they did some book signings and attended air shows.. True Hero’s and real gents We salute them all. Respect
@@user-dd8vo7or2d look buddy, I'm a dyed in the wool, conservative, God, Guns, and Guts Republican, but I guarantee you that NO ONE, not even his own constituents, likes to here Donald Trump give a speech...LOL!
Quinton James I had the privilege to hear General James speak. As a combat Veteran, an American who is of Caucasian decent understand his place in the history of our country. Do not judge all of us by the 5 percent of the ignorant individuals. To listen to this Man was an inspirational experience. He never once mentioned his difficulties with some of these individuals. The General had a class and dignity an individual cannot Aguirre. He was a Man of incredible distinction and leadership. I Sir consider my time spent with the General as one the high lights of my life. A thank you and a toast to the General, our Country and his blood lines. The privilege Sir, was all mine.
@@tracyclark573 Cussing out republicans = Being an intolerant individual who despises a person based on his religion This is exactly why America needs a better education system.
He pretty much carried season 4 of Dexter because of how well he handled the role and how well he played off Michael C Hall. Once he was gone, it was all downhill for the show.
John Lithgow always seemed to play guys that would rub you the wrong way. I remember that scene in Ricochet at the Watts Towers. I used to live right up the street from there and paid a visit back in 2009 on my birthday. Lithgow also played a guy who was abrasive in the Memphis Belle.
These brave and top-notch pilots struggled for so long to escape injustice and racism. The Japanese Americans incarcerated in the concentration camps met similar racism. Some of them joined the U.S. Army and met and fought against the Germans in the European theater (I stand corrected). They had to prove their loyalty to the U.S. through hard work and determination. The Japanese American soldiers (The Nisei) were the most highly decorated GI's in the Army. Maybe some people who lived in the World War ll era could not be classified as The Greatest Generation but these pilots earned that honor.
442nd Regimental Combat Team...most decorated small unit in Army history; they also suffered a high casualty rate. Look up what happened when Mark Clark insisted the regiment gather for a pass in review: only abut 50 men showed up, that was all that was uninjured or not dead.
The Nisei didn't fight in the Pacific. They were not sent there in order to prevent confusion. Only small numbers served in the Pacific, usually in an Intelligence or Translator position.
The Japanese American 442nd Regimental Combat Team "Go For Broke" fought with the African American 92nd US Infantry "Buffalo" Division in Italy. Two Distinguished Service Cross Awards upgraded belatedly to the Medal of Honor Daniel K. Inouye and Vernon J. Baker Army of The United States AUS European Theater World War 2.
@@marcusjustice6165 Daniel Inouye served as a U.S. Senator from Hawaii for more than 50 years. His medal was upgraded to the Medal of Honor with the insistence of Obama, who Inouye couldn't stand, playing politics for Inouye's vote. I believe both should have been Medals of Honor, but Inouye thought it was bitter to get them the way they did from Obama. Rest in peace Senator, you deserve the Medal.
I saw an elderly black man in a WW2 era army uniform leave a restaurant once, there was some sort of veteran's convention. He had a purple heart. I was like 17, I had no idea that I was casually glancing at one of the most impressive people I'd ever see in my life.
I met one once, n I met once a flying tiger. I could tell who by there hat. One hat just had a flying tiger n the other was all red minus silver lettering say tails. I shock both of their hands. They wanted to know why I was doing that, my reply US Army. They teared up, n said your welcome young man
TheTuskegee men were named after the air base they were trained at. the white men who served at that base were screened to make sure they did not have any problems working with black airmen. I am proud to say my white father, raised in Quaker country of Pennsylvania, was one of the men who trained the black Tuskegee ground crewmen. Those planes did not fly without the grown crewmen. Fortunately my father did not have to serve in combat, but was next it line to go just before the sent the last class to Europe.
To the Tuskegee airmen, and all who served our country in the United States military, past and present…God bless each and every one of you. And from the bottom of our hearts, we THANK you, for your courageous and dedicated service!! 🇺🇸
I remember when I was in Boot Camp (USMC 2006) racism got brought during one of our few talks with the Senior Drill Instructor and I'll never forget how he squashed it. He told all of us are one color: Green. You got Marines that are different shades of green but we are all green, dark green light green doesn't matter, and all Marines bleed the same and all Marines have the same ultimate mission. After that little speech he gave us you could see some recruits ease up a bit on each other. That was in 2006, kinda shitty that over 70 years later speeches like that and this still need to be made
I just met the last one he came into my job he's the youngest of them all he's 93yrs old n gets around better than I do I'm 32! He showed me his purple heart and the papers
One of the best and moving scenes in the movie , he speaks so eloquently and cuts your heartstrings that you feel for these guys ,brought a tear from my eye.... simply brilliant !
A fair and impartial opportunity... I Have such a tremendous respect for what these men fought for. Sacrifice that few could totally comprehend. What it is to fight for Freedom; knowing that many didn't believe you should have the same freedoms. They lived lives of Honor. Under tremendous pressure. Where they were treated in a dishonorable way.
I was able to get to listen to Lee when I was in High School, the way that he told about the group and their experiences in the war, I would say I rather would fly with the Tuskegee Airmen than some all white fighter group during WW 2...because at least with the Tuskegee Airmen, at least I would be flying with truly respectable people.
He uses his eyes to perfection in this scene. His words are heavy and true. His expression and piercing stares drive it home. This scene is perfectly done
what a speech! what a delivery! it is poised, composed, spoken with assertiveness, belief, convincing arguments. You're glued to your seat listening to him speaking the truth ...... Fair and impartial opportunity.... RIP Monsieur Andre Braugher and thank you for delivering one of the greatest speech in human history.
From a retired history teacher to an active teacher you picked well using this video as part of your lesson plan. Every year I taught about these brave and extraordinary men. Well done Reginald. Well done.
This scene depicted Andre at his finest and will live for eternity! Thank you for making our world a better place through your outstanding gift of acting!
They lost 27 bombers to the German Air Force. Where did you get the information that they did not lose a bomber. Also the 332nd.(Tuskegee Airmen) of the 15th. Army Air Corp had 4 fighter squadrons which gave them a total of 64 fighters.All other fighter groups of the 15th Army Air Corps had 3 fighter squadrons with a total of 48 fighters...16 fewer fighters than the 332nd (Tuskegee Airmen).had. GOOGLE: misconceptions of the Tuskegee Airmen" and it will inform you that the Tuskegee Airmen lost 27 bombers to the German Air Force. The national chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen "Tuskegee Airmen Inc. contains on their web page misconceptions about the Tuskegee Airmen" also as you research this you will find out that the Tuskegee Airmen were dead last in kills as P51 pilots. You could not destroy the German Air Force staying with the bombers.
In the Korean conflict one of my uncles served as a pilot under Chappie James, a well known Tuskegee airman who also participated in WWII. Chappie would become the first black four star general in the US armed forces.
My grandpa was a tuskegee airman. Capt. Wendell Lee Brown. When I found out about him I went to Washington DC where President Bill Clinton was pinning the 4th and final star on General Davis. He recognized me in the crowd and said that I looked familiar. I told him that probably knew my grandfather, Capt. Wendell Lee Brown. He stepped back with a smile and said "Grumpy" Brown was your grandfather?" I asked him how many did he shoot down, he told me 7and a half before he bought it. He then had my grandpa formally indicted in the honor roll and I posthumously received his wings. I was never more proud in my life. God bless you, grandpa. Keep'em flyin'!
Agree, Truthfully, I was extremely disappointed in red tails, I felt it was too light on content and mocked and Mis-characterized these men's behaviours, there was certainly no shucking and jibeing like the movie red tails displayed amongst these brave men.
"Red Tails" was nothing more than Hollywood hype. This movie was produced by Ted Turner and extensively researched. A few errors, but far more truthful than that "Red Tails" crap.
@@alfonsom8286 so glad you said that. I felt the exact same way. Were they attempting to distance themselves from this movie? I have no idea, all I know is that is was very disappointing
My late father in law was a black Army infantry officer during WW2 in the Pacific and Korea. He retired as a Lt Colonel. In spite of my going white, I was a soldier to and Dad (as I called him) was my greatest hero next to my own WW2 Navy veteran father who was also in the Pacific. We bonded pretty well. RIP to both my father's.
Thank you Tuskegee Airman for your service and sacrifice. You escorted my uncle during many missions from his bomber base in Italy. He always said when the Red Tails showed up, they knew if they went down it would be from flak, not German fighters.
Of course because they stayed with the bombers. But staying with the bombers could not destroy the German Air Force. That's why in 1943 Gen. Jimmy Doolittle orders were to leave bomber protection and seek out and destroy the German Air Force. This tactic proved to be very effective and come D-Day the sky's over Europe belonged to the allies You could not destroy the German Air Force staying with the bombers. Escort fighter tactics Doolittle's major influence on the European air war occurred late in 1943 - and primarily after he took command of the 8th Air Force on January 6, 1944 - when he changed the policy of requiring escorting fighters to remain with their bombers at all times. Instead, he permitted escort fighters to fly far ahead of the bombers' combat box formations, allowing them to freely engage the German fighters laying in wait for the bombers. Throughout most of 1944, this tactic negated the effectiveness of the twin-engined Zerstörergeschwader heavy fighter wings and single-engined Sturmgruppen of heavily armed Fw 190As by clearing the Luftwaffe's bomber destroyers from ahead of the bomber formations. After the bombers had hit their targets, the American fighters were free to strafe German airfields, transportation, and other “targets of opportunity” on their return flight to base. These tasks were initially performed with Lockheed P-38 Lightnings and Republic P-47 Thunderbolts through the end of 1943. They were progressively replaced with the long-ranged North American P-51 Mustangs as the spring of 1944 wore on. You could not destroy the German Air Force staying with the bombers.
20 year's ago I found myself walking into a little post office in Nj...there was an elderly gentleman walking up behind me, so I held the door open...he thanked me as he walked in...He had white hair and the BRIGHTEST blue eyes I've ever seen...we started talking, his name was James Hilton, he was one of the original Tuskegee airmen. He said he'd do it all over again...I had to fight back tears, he passed away a few months later.
At least they could have the honesty to wear their white hoods. Damn racist traitors. I've been honored to meet a couple of the Tuskegee Airmen. They are some of the finest that ever served our nation.
This is one of Andre's greatest movie scenes ever! I have The Tuskegee Airmen on DVD. Andre Braugher is one of the greatest actors ever! Period! He is surely missed!
Last year I went through the World War II aircraft Museum in Palm Springs California. I was really interested in looking at some B-17s. It was great. I am a navy veteran myself but from 1980s. I came across a Mustang sitting there and was taken back, how small, the plane actually was Until I came to the realisation that the tail on the plane was red. What a moment. I’ll never forget it
To those who flew for our rite to stand, for every bomber they saved, for being the best there was, I give my thanks. Their fight was our fight, a war that may never end completely but one worth fighting untill the last man falls. Thank you men of the 332 you will be remembered with honer.
for being the best there was,... Statistics say different. They were great but not the best. Also true heroes who were willing to give their lives for their country.
@@10R8OH The 4th Fighter Group was an American element of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Eighth Air Force during World War II.[1][2] The group was known as the Debden Eagles because it was created from the three Eagle Squadrons of the Royal Air Force: No. 71, No. 121 Squadron RAF, and No. 133 Squadron RAF.[3] These squadrons became the 334th, 335th, and 336th Fighter Squadrons of the 4th Fighter Group based at RAF Debden. The group was the first fighter group to fly combat missions over Germany airspace, the first to escort bombers over Berlin, and the first selected to escort bombers on shuttle bombing runs landing in Russia. The group was credited with shooting down 1,016 German planes he group was briefly at RAF Bushey Hall before moving to Debden in late September, 1942. They served in combat over Europe from October 1942 to April 1945 and was the longest serving USAAF fighter group in the European theatre of World War II. It was assigned to VIII Fighter Command, September 12, 1942 and the 4th Air Defense (later, 65th Fighter) Wing, July 1943 - November 1945. The group operated until April 1, 1943 using Spitfires aircraft. Aircraft were changed to P-47 Thunderbolts on April 1, 1943 and then to P-51 Mustangs on February 25, 1944. The 4th was the first group to escort U.S. bombers over Berlin on March 4, 1944. The group earned Distinguished Unit Citation (DUC) for aggressiveness in attacking enemy aircraft and air bases, March 5 - April 24, 1944. The group escorted bombers in the first shuttle bombing mission from Britain to Russia on June 21, 1944, supported the airborne invasion of Holland in September, participated in the Battle of the Bulge, December 1944 - January 1945, and covered the airborne assault across the Rhine in March 1945. The 4th claimed 583 enemy planes shot down in air-to-air combat during the war, for a victory-loss ratio of 2.35-to-1. Pilot losses were 125 killed-in-action (including missing-presumed-dead) and 105 prisoners-of-war, of 553 pilots serving, or 42%. The group was credited by VIII Fighter Command as having the most combined victories over German aircraft (583 air, 469 ground against 248 combat losses) of any group in the Eighth Air Force, and scoring the fourth highest number of air-to-air victories in Europe. Aircraft losses totaled 248 planes: 8 Spitfire VB, 28 P-47C and P-47D, and 212 P-51B and P-51D. The group moved to RAF Steeple Morden from July to November, 1945 and returned to the U.S. and was inactivated on November 10, 1945. Top aces Triple ace Ralph Kidd Hofer in his P-47 Thunderbolt "Sho-Me". Top aces (aerial victories) in the group were Dominic Salvatore Gentile (21.83),[6] Duane Beeson (17.33), John T. Godfrey (16.33), James A. Goodson (15), Ralph K. Hofer (15), and Donald Blakeslee (14.5).
@@10R8OH The 325th FG (known as the "Checkertail Clan") flew P-40s in the Mediterranean Theatre Of Operations and was credited with at least 133 air-to-air kills from April-October 1943, of which 95 were Bf 109s and 26 were Macchi C.202s, for the loss of 17 P-40s in combat. In SIX months the 325th shot down more enemy aircraft than the 332nd shot down in the entire war. Not a single pilot from the 332nd earned the title of Ace while more than 200 allied pilots earned that title in the P-40 with at least 20 earning the title of double ace.
Very well said,but I wonder if he was allowed to talk like that at the time.Please notice he was all alone in a room full of white men most of higher rank.Its cira 80 years after the civil war and still black people in the USA were being treated like shit.I read a book about a red ball express driver black guy,he could not believe that the French people saw him as a human being.But it got more shocking young French women would hug and kiss him and thank America for liberating France.
More than a few never went back to the U.S. because of how differently they were treated. Can't say I'd blame them. A few family members of mine settled in the UK and Canada after the war for the same reasons. If I was treated better and judged as a human being in another country other than my own and was given better opportunities in said country knowing segregation, humiliation, and threats to life and limb are waiting for me in my home country, I would stay in the country that did accept me rather than go home. Who wouldn't?
Every color and race has its dickheads and the only way to deal with them is treat them how you want to be treated . I have more trouble with my own white race than anyone else. These guys were legendary and always will be. I don't give a shit what color or race someone is as long as theyre good people.
My middle school principal was one of the flying Tuskegee Airmen. He was tough and expect every student to do their best he didn’t put up with slack or excuses. Thanks Mr Mims for being tough on us!! RIP!!!
I am happy that you have the opportunity to meet one of these brave men.
Country Boy_10 - I wish I had him, all my principals, K-12, were women
God bless all their souls, they are all heroes!
fLying tuskegeee i wish i have know second thought.
What a blessing to have known such a man.
Rest in peace Andre Braugher 😢, soon as I heard of his passing I immediately thought of this performance. Amazing!
Same here!! #RIP
Same here I remember watching this movie and I love him in this role rip😢
He was amazing in this film and in Glory
@@pepsiguy52883 Agreed. R.IP. André. A monolith.
Same here. I'm a big movie fan, and this is the first speech I heard from a film that really moved me. 29 years later, and I still remember every little detail about it. Andre Braugher was so good.
“To give a representative of the accused an opportunity to defend himself!” One of my favorite lines ever.
Loved this part
He had enough of that shit
4:20
‘A fair and impartial opportunity is all we ask. Nothing, you yourselves, wouldn’t demand.”
"You invite us to a poker game, hand us a fixed deck, and then wonder why we can't win?"
I met a WWII Japanese fighter pilot and he told me a story about his German counter parts, where they hated to see those red tails on an approaching fighter squadron because they knew they would be in for one hell of a fight. That’s why those pilots started to called them the “Red Tail Devils.”
I still can't believe that the first encounter they had with the first jet fighters (correct me if wrong) me262? They stood there ground and faught back with amazing skill even a German pilot once wrote that
Even with the power of two jet Benz engines they still sometimes felt disadvantaged due to the enormous skill those red tails had, even using the bomber sorties as a shield (as the jets couldn't turn as quick at speed between the bombers so would circle around bleeding speed, by then the p51 has circled around through the bombers for a clean shot)
I'm from Australia and I also once met a Japanese pilot duringg my trip to Guam island and he said the same about some of our Aussie pilots, even tho we mostly had CAC boomerangs (first Australian built fighter, and it was shit 😅) we have a running joke that they where called boomerangs cause the moment we would see Japanese zeros or ki fighters we would turn around and fly home like a boomerang 😅 but those who held there ground put those planes thro everything and the Japanese pilot even said he was once shot down in his older a5m in 41 from a cac over port Moresby and then again was shot down over Saipan where he was captured and sent to north qld in a pow prison until late 45
Very humble man and he was more then happy to show me around some of the old defense work at Guam
Would always bow was super cheerful full of life and I can't even remember how many times when we would be reading a plaque that mentioned the allies looses at a particular battle, he would constantly say "we are so very sorry, please forgive"
Honestly nothing to forgive, end of the day most nations involved are now in some way or another friends and even allies now and most people at the end of the day where just following orders,
And one who says Japanese are evil or the Germans are war hungry
The Japanese are a proud people of tradition (we would call it today barberbic to have a arena we watch people kill in, but for a 8 year old roman kid that was like going to the movies) it would be no difference to if we still had Greek Spartans today
And Germany can't be hated for what they did that was the poor choices of mostly one crazy person (Hitler) who ran his country into the ground nearly, and personally. 3rd Reich lover or not if I was a German solider fighting for say Munich.. I'd have the mindset of (this is my country and If need be I'll die defending it)
Australians troops know all to well what following orders are
, In my opinion one of the stupidest battles was our Gallipoli campaign
1: we had no reason to be there
2: the British used Indian new Zealand and Aussie troops as gun fodder so the British army would take minimum looses cause they even knew how stupid it was
3: all for them to say in a few months "well boys that didn't work let's go back home for a cuppa tea"
4: "terribly sorry about that turkey, my dear apologies aus nz and ind for your looses, but we will call on your troops again if we need you, cheerio"
5: and just like that no ground was gained or lost in turkey and all that happwnwd was 50,000 aus and nz troops died just as many Turkish troops died there country had policitcal issues after that and the commonwealth nations felt like the British government shat on them 😅👍🏻
Witch is why Australia and turkey have such a good relationship today, they admired our troops for there bravery in the face of near impossible odds, we admire them for there compassion and respect to the wounded and fallen (look up "Simpson and his donkey") and both sides especially along the aus/nz and turk lines (British and Indian lines not so much) there would often be the funny bit of banter between troops
Eg a "fuck you turkey bird"
"No FUCK YOU VEGEMITE!"
Simpson would not have made a good peacetime soldier, and he was recklessly independent in war. Instructed to recover and help the wounded he undertook this work enthusiastically. Famously, he used a small donkey to carry men down from the front line, often exposing himself to fire. The bravery of this "man with the donkey" soon became the most prominent symbol of Australian courage and tenacity on Gallipoli.
Although Simpson carried no arms and remains an enigmatic figure, the nature of his sacrifice made a vital contribution to the story of ANZAC.
Although it doesn't make mention of it on this part of the article, often the Turkish troops when they saw a donkey and a man would know it was Simpson and avoid shooting, (this was after one night 3 Turkish troops saw him giving water to the dying men he couldn't save on the field and one was about to shoot him before they saw him comforting a dying turk holding his hand as he died"
Unfortunately he was killed during a battle when he decided to go out into the field and get the wounded while there was still heavy machine gun fire
There is a beautiful monument to him at (what ever modern day Gallipoli is called) and mad respect and probs to the Turkish government who continue to spend the time and money to keep the war graves (including our fellow British) in good condition.
On a side note to your comment @rikkos
Do you think they possibly painted the tails red to mimic the Barron in a way? I remember reading about a french p40 fighter group who had red noses and they where the elite of there fighters and same thing feared by the Germans and a German fighter group fighting in Russia from memory had red markings on either side of there tail second behind the cockpit
So unless it's just a common colour for elite units, it definitely seems to me manfred "red Barron" started a trend when he painted his fokker all red and since then everyone is like
To scare the enemy we must look red 😅
My recollection of the tails being painted red. When the new plains showed up at their fighter base in Italy, one of the line chiefs decided to paint the tails red. “so they can see you coming” if it was part of a tradition I don’t know !!!
Yep the Germans also call the black Harlem fighters, hell fighters
This man killed this part.I can watch this part right here all day .RIP
Sure Did!!!
They're risking their lives for a country that won't even let them go into a restaurant and have a burger or pizza.
Indeed, that's why I liked that scene where Cuba Gooding Jr. asked, " Why would you fly for a country that thanks you by lynching you?"
@@victorrain 1/3 of all the victims of lynchings were white, the democrat KKK lynched black and white republican voters. Because republicans were the anti-slavery party and the democrats wanted slavery to continue.
@@thechannelinsane Facts.
@@thechannelinsane That was Pre Nixon Democrats not Democrats of 1968 - present
Lets not make this a partisan conversation, because both sides of the party table at that time didn't give a single shit about slavery. I highly doubt Lincoln would have freed the slaves if it weren't for the civil war, though at some point someone would. I can assure any of you that there is NO other excuse then "humans are fucking monsters" When it comes to speaking of Slavery. Either way these men fought to gain their right for freedom, and by god they got it! Preserve this great lesson of history and embed it into the generations yet too come.
Oh my god, Captain Holt looks so YOUNG!
lol
And he's always a part of 99
You wanna see a younger Holt, watch the movie _Glory_ (Andre Braugher's film debut)
And he even smiled 😧
And so hot
"How do I feel about my country? And how does my country feel about me?"
That part I'm sure hit a certain spot with some people. It hit a spot with me.
I'm white as a sheet, but it struck me the same.
@@jacobmccandles1767 You're American, brother. We shed the same blood 🤟🏽
@@RoninNYC I agree 100%.
In fact I think it's pretty sad that Americans seem to separate themselves in ways other countries don't.
A friend recently pointed out...
"In England I'm English, in France I'm French. I'm even German if I'm born in Germany!
...but in the United States of America I'm not 'American', I'm 'African American'".
I believe he has a good point.
even in these days those words resounds so powerful and deep, I see no colors but Americans together as ONE... somehow people still enjoyed to be divided with a narrow mind.
I'm grateful for 2 things. Number one: these men and women came before me and paved the way so that I could live in freedom. Number two: I did not have to experience what they went through..
"Let him finish, sir." That part was really cool with the General giving Benjamin Davis time to explain what's going on.
Shawdawg28 very true African Americans and Japanese Americans fought for a country that never saw them as equals. But look how racist bigots like trump and his supporters and people who watch Fox News refuse to acknowledge Arab and Muslim
Americans who served in our country
@@Thebeatles19632 ....the huge difference there is that African Americans didn't attack the USA. Japanese and Muslims did.
Racism towards blacks in the USA was an unfortunate product of ignorance.
The feelings toward the Japanese were understandable for attacking Pearl Harbor.
The feelings toward Muslims for attacking the World Trade Center are equally understandable.
I'm not saying that it is fair, but the actions of a few can give a whole people a bad name.
@@stephenhatley1599 My grandma once said that you can't punish many for the sins of the few.
@@stephenhatley1599 shut up you racist.
Stephen Hatley “The actions of a few can give a whole people a bad name.” BS. I’ll let you tell me the ONE group who doesn’t deal with that. Which is what privilege is all about. SMH
Andre Braugher kicked ass in this movie, the way he delivers every one of his lines is superb....
He really delivers in Homicide. Most underrated police show ever.
Agreed. He absolutely killed it in this movie, and scene in particular
Captain Holt's grandfather in action.
RIP Mr. Braugher
Rest In Power to Groundbreaking Cinema and TV Actor Andre Braugher (1962-2023). Thanks for sharing a lifetime of such incredible talent. Among the many roles you acted that stand out as one of my favorites was as Lt. Col. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. in HBO's 1995 production of "The Tuskegee Airmen" with Laurence Fishburne. You will be sadly missed and never forgotten. ❤🎭✨
My dad has a hard time watching these films. He commanded an artillery and later a Missile battery in the 50s and 60s. He would tell me stories of them stoping to eat, and restaurants wouldn't serve them, so he would wait in the jeep so the white men he commanded could eat a good meal. "How do I feel about my country, and how does my country feel about me?" Those are words every black American has asked....
Your dad is a fucking legend
@@josephgamble1 Thanks, I think so, but he would disagree. He says "I just served my country"
MY SINCERE THANK YOU TO YOUR FATHER, A HERO, A LEGEND ❤🙏 IT IS THESE SERVICE MEN WHO MADE HISTORY, A HISTORY THAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW. THANK FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART❤️🙏 YOUR FATHER’S LEGACY LIVES ON🙏❤️
@MrRayMac1963 humility is a lesson the wise learn, it allows one to not only persevere but teaches forethought and which battles they can win and which battles aren't worth fighting. Changing the mindset of those whom are blinded by simple distinctions takes time and cannot be accomplished over a meal, sad as it may be.
Courage and Honor have no color
Love and respect to those brave American pilots. Seems like they had to fight two wars. One against the nazis and one against ignorance and racism.
Best wishes from the UK.
Thank you the UK has real class
The irony is a black man could eat in any restaurant and walk free in Nazi Germany, but not in America. Read the experience of Jesse Owens.
Really you should see the HBO version of this movie, that was out before this one. The Tuskegee Airmen, a far more detailed movie. This movie glossed over too much of what these pilots went through.
Lurcio Titters brave African American
@@w41duvernay This IS the HBO movie.
I am white, the black soldier in World War II was very underrated and a lot of them old outstanding records with their units today,I served with all Races in the military and I consider every one of them my brother and I'd still give my life for them today
Thank you for saying that Mr Yoder.
No color...just a man , a stong American with nothing but respect for country
Amen to your comment brother 🙏
Mr. Yoder, my utmost respect to you sir. I'm white and and I see no color. Just people 😢
god bless your heart❤#HEARTOFGOLD#THANKYOUFORYOURSERVICE😢❤
That AA Lt.Col. would later become 4-star USAF General Ben Davis...
Then a Capt.in the NYPD.
No, different Davis in NYPD. General Benjamin O. Davis became the first black General in the U.S. military, but died while on active duty of a heart attack.
@@patrickmccrann991 That Junior's dad.
Seamus322 Thanks
@@patrickmccrann991 No doubt partly due to the tremendous STRESS of this London of shit day after day year after year!
My Dad (Airborne Infantry OCS class of 52) also died young. After the war he relocated our family out of the south because of the problems. Tried various Law Enforcement Jobs but encountered a lot of resistance.
The Tuskegee pilots were requested by many of the bomber groups. They got the job done. They earned respect they never got. Bad us!
Another lie. Did you learn this from a Hollywood Movie made for HBO or did you seriously research this. The fighter planes were stationed in Ramateli Italy. .
Google the Tuskegee Airmen's national chapter
Google: Tuskegee Airmen INC
next look down and select Tuskegee Airmen-History
next enter"misconceptions of the Tuskegee Airmen"
From there you will find out the truth how escorting was done. Not how a Hollywood movie explains how it was done.
Also Google...misconceptions of the Tuskegee Airmen... This document can also be found on "Tuskegee Airmen INC... the national chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen.
By the way General Jimmy Doolittle ordered the fighters to no longer escort the bombers but to leave bomber formation and to seek out and destroy the German Air Force. This tactic made D-Day possible. On D-Day the sky's over Europe belonged to the allies. You could not destroy the German Air Force staying with the bombers.
....even if they were requested, it wouldn't have mattered anyway... Operational Logistics.
Check your facts, Bud Tommy.
The 332nd FG was part of the 15th AF, and as such escorted 15th AF bombers - which were based in Italy, not England.
Jimmy Doolittle commanded the 8th AF, not the 15th.
Might want to get your facts straight before you go calling someone else a liar.
@@joelhassig6099 Jimmy Doolittle commanded both the 8th. & the 15th. Get your facts straight
Fifteenth Air Force was established on 1 November 1943 as part of the United States Army Air Forces in the World War II Mediterranean Theater of Operations as a strategic air force and commenced combat operations the day after it was formed. The first commander was General Jimmy Doolittle. Maybe you can answer why the 332nd.GROUP had 64 fighters where other fighter GROUPS only had 48 fighters.
Tuskegee Airmen squadrons 99, 100, 301, 302 = 64 fighters
Had the pleasure to meet 3 Tuskegee pilots a few years back over here in the U.K. when they did some book signings and attended air shows.. True Hero’s and real gents We salute them all. Respect
Are those, the ones, who stayed?
Heroes.
That is one of the best speeches I have ever heard.
@wade zack I bet you think Trump's speeches were better
@@user-dd8vo7or2d look buddy, I'm a dyed in the wool, conservative, God, Guns, and Guts Republican, but I guarantee you that NO ONE, not even his own constituents, likes to here Donald Trump give a speech...LOL!
The crap those men had to endure is beyond shameful.
“ are we only Americans when the mood suits you?” I literally could not agree more with every word he just said.
And I’m an 11C.
I'm proud to be related to Gen. "Chappie" James. This movie always reminds me what people like him went through just to FIGHT for his own country.
Ayyee that's huge fam.... #Rs #Salute much love and respect... #Peace
RAF had commonwealth pilots of all colours , America 🤔 ...Bigots ! Shame really .
Quinton James I had the privilege to hear General James speak. As a combat Veteran, an American who is of Caucasian decent understand his place in the history of our country. Do not judge all of us by the 5 percent of the ignorant individuals. To listen to this Man was an inspirational experience. He never once mentioned his difficulties with some of these individuals. The General had a class and dignity an individual cannot Aguirre. He was a Man of incredible distinction and leadership. I Sir consider my time spent with the General as one the high lights of my life. A thank you and a toast to the General, our Country and his blood lines. The privilege Sir, was all mine.
HELL YEAH DUDE!!!!
I too am proud to be related to "Chappie". It truly is an honor. I hope to one day be half the man he is.
"As A United States Army Officer who gladly puts his life on the line every day" These Are Heroic
@Chris Spencer fuck you too bitch
"How do I feel about my country? How does my country feel about me?"
Alexander - Sad to say, 70+ years later, African Americans are still asking that question.
@Donna Jones You must be a republican lol
@Raul Castro Nothing in America is fair and impartial. That is the entire basis of meritocracy and capitalism.
@@user-dd8vo7or2d and an idiot bigoted,,,,well u already know,,her Klan up bringing,,,is showing that's all.....
@@tracyclark573 Cussing out republicans = Being an intolerant individual who despises a person based on his religion
This is exactly why America needs a better education system.
John Lithgow has to be one of the most versatile actors of our time. The guy could play anyone.
FACTS.. have a look at Ricochet a mediocre movie made great by his performance as the bad guy Earl Talbot Blake... ffs I even remembered his name
He pretty much carried season 4 of Dexter because of how well he handled the role and how well he played off Michael C Hall. Once he was gone, it was all downhill for the show.
John Lithgow always seemed to play guys that would rub you the wrong way. I remember that scene in Ricochet at the Watts Towers. I used to live right up the street from there and paid a visit back in 2009 on my birthday. Lithgow also played a guy who was abrasive in the Memphis Belle.
He played this roll well, almost too well. I couldn’t stand him after. Good acting? You tell me!
Fly high, airmen. All these years later, and the rest of us are JUST NOW starting to understand.
These brave and top-notch pilots struggled for so long to escape injustice and racism. The Japanese Americans incarcerated in the concentration camps met similar racism. Some of them joined the U.S. Army and met and fought against the Germans in the European theater (I stand corrected). They had to prove their loyalty to the U.S. through hard work and determination. The Japanese American soldiers (The Nisei) were the most highly decorated GI's in the Army. Maybe some people who lived in the World War ll era could not be classified as The Greatest Generation but these pilots earned that honor.
442nd Regimental Combat Team...most decorated small unit in Army history; they also suffered a high casualty rate. Look up what happened when Mark Clark insisted the regiment gather for a pass in review: only abut 50 men showed up, that was all that was uninjured or not dead.
@@philgiglio7922 WOW. Only 50 men.
The Nisei didn't fight in the Pacific. They were not sent there in order to prevent confusion. Only small numbers served in the Pacific, usually in an Intelligence or Translator position.
The Japanese American 442nd Regimental Combat Team "Go For Broke" fought with the African American 92nd US Infantry "Buffalo" Division in Italy. Two Distinguished Service Cross Awards upgraded belatedly to the Medal of Honor Daniel K. Inouye and Vernon J. Baker Army of The United States AUS European Theater World War 2.
@@marcusjustice6165 Daniel Inouye served as a U.S. Senator from Hawaii for more than 50 years. His medal was upgraded to the Medal of Honor with the insistence of Obama, who Inouye couldn't stand, playing politics for Inouye's vote. I believe both should have been Medals of Honor, but Inouye thought it was bitter to get them the way they did from Obama. Rest in peace Senator, you deserve the Medal.
Back in 2000 , I had the inestimable privilege of meeting these heros . What a thrill for me!
he commanded the 99th .. and now NINE NNE
NINE NIIINE
Noine noine
He commanded the 99th Fighter Squadron and later the 332nd Fighter Group when the 99th was expanded to a full group.
A great speech executed to perfection.
#BLACKAMERICANEXCELLENCE 🇺🇸
R.I.P. Andre Braugher
This was my favorite part of the movie it perfectly describes how i feel about the country i love and call home . .
I saw an elderly black man in a WW2 era army uniform leave a restaurant once, there was some sort of veteran's convention. He had a purple heart. I was like 17, I had no idea that I was casually glancing at one of the most impressive people I'd ever see in my life.
This man is real Hero of America
"Let him finish, sir."
If I met a Tuskegee Pilot. I would stand at attention and SALUTE HIM.
Unfortunately, Mr. Gordon, most Americans have not felt that way about black people in the military.
RICHARD GORDON I met one just 3 days ago in Yonkers ny...I was so impressed with his knowledge and wisdom and stories
I met one once, n I met once a flying tiger. I could tell who by there hat. One hat just had a flying tiger n the other was all red minus silver lettering say tails. I shock both of their hands. They wanted to know why I was doing that, my reply US Army. They teared up, n said your welcome young man
RICHARD GORDON last one just died
TheTuskegee men were named after the air base they were trained at.
the white men who served at that base were screened to make sure they did not have any problems working with black airmen.
I am proud to say my white father, raised in Quaker country of Pennsylvania, was one of the men who trained the black Tuskegee ground crewmen.
Those planes did not fly without the grown crewmen.
Fortunately my father did not have to serve in combat, but was next it line to go just before the sent the last class to Europe.
Rest In Peace, Andre Braugher!!!
I did not know he passed until now.
To the Tuskegee airmen, and all who served our country in the United States military, past and present…God bless each and every one of you. And from the bottom of our hearts, we THANK you, for your courageous and dedicated service!! 🇺🇸
I remember when I was in Boot Camp (USMC 2006) racism got brought during one of our few talks with the Senior Drill Instructor and I'll never forget how he squashed it. He told all of us are one color: Green. You got Marines that are different shades of green but we are all green, dark green light green doesn't matter, and all Marines bleed the same and all Marines have the same ultimate mission. After that little speech he gave us you could see some recruits ease up a bit on each other. That was in 2006, kinda shitty that over 70 years later speeches like that and this still need to be made
Nearly 80 Years Now😢😢😢😢🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿
I just met the last one he came into my job he's the youngest of them all he's 93yrs old n gets around better than I do I'm 32! He showed me his purple heart and the papers
That speech is still relevant even more so today. The only useful things that changes in AMERICA is the time,dates,months and years.
Did you like at 0:27, the door was closing but they opened it and came through at the last second. That shot is a symbol for this whole scene.
Damn, so here we see Captain Ray Holt's grandad.
Who
@@fireteamdelta9108 Watch Brooklyn 99
One of the best and moving scenes in the movie , he speaks so eloquently and cuts your heartstrings that you feel for these guys ,brought a tear from my eye.... simply brilliant !
Lt Colonel Benjamin O'Davis callsign "Velvet Thunder"
This is one of the best scenes I've seen.
Best speech ever
Totally agree
@Zack WY You're a B list human being
R.I.P. André Braugher. Wonderful, wonderful actor.
One of the greatest moments in cinema history. So underrated.
well, that was delivered perfectly.
AIRMEN : Am i the only one in this room that understands just what that means. ANSWER : Apparently so
Awesome well said 👌 I'm English and thank God for the Americans Black and White for their help I salute you
One of my favorite monologues! An incredible actor. You will be missed my friend. R.I.P Mr.Braugher.
A fair and impartial opportunity... I Have such a tremendous respect for what these men fought for. Sacrifice that few could totally comprehend.
What it is to fight for Freedom; knowing that many didn't believe you should have the same freedoms.
They lived lives of Honor. Under tremendous pressure. Where they were treated in a dishonorable way.
I was able to get to listen to Lee when I was in High School, the way that he told about the group and their experiences in the war, I would say I rather would fly with the Tuskegee Airmen than some all white fighter group during WW 2...because at least with the Tuskegee Airmen, at least I would be flying with truly respectable people.
He uses his eyes to perfection in this scene. His words are heavy and true. His expression and piercing stares drive it home. This scene is perfectly done
what a speech! what a delivery! it is poised, composed, spoken with assertiveness, belief, convincing arguments. You're glued to your seat listening to him speaking the truth ...... Fair and impartial opportunity.... RIP Monsieur Andre Braugher and thank you for delivering one of the greatest speech in human history.
i use this video as part of my civil rights lesson plans each year. Spectacular statement of the inner conflict black Americans faced during WWII.
and still feel today
From a retired history teacher to an active teacher you picked well using this video as part of your lesson plan. Every year I taught about these brave and extraordinary men. Well done Reginald. Well done.
What do you mean, back then, as a retired Major from the Marine Corps we are still fighting that fight!!
That is how you walk into a room.
Eric Walker yes sir
This scene depicted Andre at his finest and will live for eternity!
Thank you for making our world a better place through your outstanding gift of acting!
Lil Cousin was trained by some Tuskegee Airmen. @ his funeral, a bunch of them was Present. Received a Standing Ovation. Salute Cuz ( Doc ).
These men a part of his bomb group defense never lost a bomber when they escorted them over Germany! I think they deserve both Honor and Respect!
Not true at all LOL
They lost 27 bombers to the German Air Force. Where did you get the information that they did not lose a bomber. Also the 332nd.(Tuskegee Airmen) of the 15th. Army Air Corp had 4 fighter squadrons which gave them a total of 64 fighters.All other fighter groups of the 15th Army Air Corps had 3 fighter squadrons with a total of 48 fighters...16 fewer fighters than the 332nd (Tuskegee Airmen).had.
GOOGLE: misconceptions of the Tuskegee Airmen" and it will inform you that the Tuskegee Airmen lost 27 bombers to the German Air Force. The national chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen "Tuskegee Airmen Inc. contains on their web page misconceptions about the Tuskegee Airmen" also as you research this you will find out that the Tuskegee Airmen were dead last in kills as P51 pilots. You could not destroy the German Air Force staying with the bombers.
He so deserved to win the Emmy for this.
Can we get this reposted? This was a beautiful speech and I find that America often needs a reminder of this!
Still one of my favorite movies.
Great actors and film. Couldn’t imagine being the real people in that unit.
Just imagine
Living in those times...........
My mother was born in 1938, she's seen and experienced so much.
In the Korean conflict one of my uncles served as a pilot under Chappie James, a well known Tuskegee airman who also participated in WWII. Chappie would become the first black four star general in the US armed forces.
My grandpa was a tuskegee airman. Capt. Wendell Lee Brown. When I found out about him I went to Washington DC where President Bill Clinton was pinning the 4th and final star on General Davis. He recognized me in the crowd and said that I looked familiar. I told him that probably knew my grandfather, Capt. Wendell Lee Brown. He stepped back with a smile and said "Grumpy" Brown was your grandfather?" I asked him how many did he shoot down, he told me 7and a half before he bought it. He then had my grandpa formally indicted in the honor roll and I posthumously received his wings. I was never more proud in my life. God bless you, grandpa. Keep'em flyin'!
Correction: inducted, not indicted. Killing Germans wasn't a crime back the regardless if you were black or white.
One of the greatest movies of all time.
Wow. Great movie. Special men the Tuskegee Airmen were. As a nation, we should all be proud of them.
I never get tired of this video
Rest In Peace Mr Braugher! That was on of the most powerful scenes ever in Hollywood! My favorite scene in that movie
Captain Holt been running the 99 since WW2. 😂😂😂😂😂
The best line in the movie's script!
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This part right here. Very great actor. We may never see one like him again. Rip Andre
I own this movie and I never get tired of watching it this scene is one of my favorites
that speech always gives me chills
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yup, still gives me chills
There's no greater CONFLICT within me ..powerful
I watched this movie so many times . It never gets old .
At this time, "Let him finish..." is an incredibly powerful phrase.
I like this movie better than, “Red Tails”, but I love them both.
What's the name of this movie
Marie Francis “The Tuskegee Airman.”
Agree, Truthfully, I was extremely disappointed in red tails, I felt it was too light on content and mocked and Mis-characterized these men's behaviours, there was certainly no shucking and jibeing like the movie red tails displayed amongst these brave men.
"Red Tails" was nothing more than Hollywood hype. This movie was produced by Ted Turner and extensively researched. A few errors, but far more truthful than that "Red Tails" crap.
@@alfonsom8286 so glad you said that. I felt the exact same way. Were they attempting to distance themselves from this movie? I have no idea, all I know is that is was very disappointing
One of the most epic and poignant speeches ever spoken. I salute anyone, never regarding anything, who has served to protect our beloved country.
My late father in law was a black Army infantry officer during WW2 in the Pacific and Korea. He retired as a Lt Colonel. In spite of my going white, I was a soldier to and Dad (as I called him) was my greatest hero next to my own WW2 Navy veteran father who was also in the Pacific. We bonded pretty well. RIP to both my father's.
Thank you Tuskegee Airman for your service and sacrifice. You escorted my uncle during many missions from his bomber base in Italy. He always said when the Red Tails showed up, they knew if they went down it would be from flak, not German fighters.
Of course because they stayed with the bombers. But staying with the bombers could not destroy
the German Air Force. That's why in 1943 Gen. Jimmy Doolittle orders were to leave bomber protection and seek out and destroy the German Air Force. This tactic proved to be very effective and come D-Day the
sky's over Europe belonged to the allies
You could not destroy the German Air Force staying with the bombers.
Escort fighter tactics
Doolittle's major influence on the European air war occurred late in 1943 - and primarily after he took command of the 8th Air Force on January 6, 1944 - when he changed the policy of requiring escorting fighters to remain with their bombers at all times. Instead, he permitted escort fighters to fly far ahead of the bombers' combat box formations, allowing them to freely engage the German fighters laying in wait for the bombers. Throughout most of 1944, this tactic negated the effectiveness of the twin-engined Zerstörergeschwader heavy fighter wings and single-engined Sturmgruppen of heavily armed Fw 190As by clearing the Luftwaffe's bomber destroyers from ahead of the bomber formations. After the bombers had hit their targets, the American fighters were free to strafe German airfields, transportation, and other “targets of opportunity” on their return flight to base. These tasks were initially performed with Lockheed P-38 Lightnings and Republic P-47 Thunderbolts through the end of 1943. They were progressively replaced with the long-ranged North American P-51 Mustangs as the spring of 1944 wore on.
You could not destroy the German Air Force staying with the bombers.
RIP Andre
Always loved this movie.
20 year's ago I found myself walking into a little post office in Nj...there was an elderly gentleman walking up behind me, so I held the door open...he thanked me as he walked in...He had white hair and the BRIGHTEST blue eyes I've ever seen...we started talking, his name was James Hilton, he was one of the original Tuskegee airmen. He said he'd do it all over again...I had to fight back tears, he passed away a few months later.
The whole speech of the Col. always give me goosebumps everytime and probably I watched this movie 10 times.
Such a powerful statement and great scene. Unfortunately, racism still exist today.
At least they could have the honesty to wear their white hoods. Damn racist traitors.
I've been honored to meet a couple of the Tuskegee Airmen.
They are some of the finest that ever served our nation.
I was able to meet the real Lee before his passing when he came and did a presentation about the Tuskegee Airmen. He was a brilliant man and pilot
@Absaalooksmensch Exactly!
This is one of Andre's greatest movie scenes ever! I have The Tuskegee Airmen on DVD. Andre Braugher is one of the greatest actors ever! Period! He is surely missed!
Last year I went through the World War II aircraft Museum in Palm Springs California. I was really interested in looking at some B-17s. It was great. I am a navy veteran myself but from 1980s. I came across a Mustang sitting there and was taken back, how small, the plane actually was Until I came to the realisation that the tail on the plane was red. What a moment. I’ll never forget it
To those who flew for our rite to stand, for every bomber they saved, for being the best there was, I give my thanks. Their fight was our fight, a war that may never end completely but one worth fighting untill the last man falls. Thank you men of the 332 you will be remembered with honer.
for being the best there was,... Statistics say different. They were great but not the best. Also true heroes who were willing to give their lives for their country.
Bud Tommy Then who was the fucking best? Drop a link
@@10R8OH The 4th Fighter Group was an American element of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Eighth Air Force during World War II.[1][2] The group was known as the Debden Eagles because it was created from the three Eagle Squadrons of the Royal Air Force: No. 71, No. 121 Squadron RAF, and No. 133 Squadron RAF.[3] These squadrons became the 334th, 335th, and 336th Fighter Squadrons of the 4th Fighter Group based at RAF Debden. The group was the first fighter group to fly combat missions over Germany airspace, the first to escort bombers over Berlin, and the first selected to escort bombers on shuttle bombing runs landing in Russia. The group was credited with shooting down 1,016 German planes
he group was briefly at RAF Bushey Hall before moving to Debden in late September, 1942. They served in combat over Europe from October 1942 to April 1945 and was the longest serving USAAF fighter group in the European theatre of World War II. It was assigned to VIII Fighter Command, September 12, 1942 and the 4th Air Defense (later, 65th Fighter) Wing, July 1943 - November 1945.
The group operated until April 1, 1943 using Spitfires aircraft. Aircraft were changed to P-47 Thunderbolts on April 1, 1943 and then to P-51 Mustangs on February 25, 1944.
The 4th was the first group to escort U.S. bombers over Berlin on March 4, 1944. The group earned Distinguished Unit Citation (DUC) for aggressiveness in attacking enemy aircraft and air bases, March 5 - April 24, 1944. The group escorted bombers in the first shuttle bombing mission from Britain to Russia on June 21, 1944, supported the airborne invasion of Holland in September, participated in the Battle of the Bulge, December 1944 - January 1945, and covered the airborne assault across the Rhine in March 1945.
The 4th claimed 583 enemy planes shot down in air-to-air combat during the war, for a victory-loss ratio of 2.35-to-1. Pilot losses were 125 killed-in-action (including missing-presumed-dead) and 105 prisoners-of-war, of 553 pilots serving, or 42%.
The group was credited by VIII Fighter Command as having the most combined victories over German aircraft (583 air, 469 ground against 248 combat losses) of any group in the Eighth Air Force, and scoring the fourth highest number of air-to-air victories in Europe. Aircraft losses totaled 248 planes: 8 Spitfire VB, 28 P-47C and P-47D, and 212 P-51B and P-51D.
The group moved to RAF Steeple Morden from July to November, 1945 and returned to the U.S. and was inactivated on November 10, 1945.
Top aces
Triple ace Ralph Kidd Hofer in his P-47 Thunderbolt "Sho-Me".
Top aces (aerial victories) in the group were Dominic Salvatore Gentile (21.83),[6] Duane Beeson (17.33), John T. Godfrey (16.33), James A. Goodson (15), Ralph K. Hofer (15), and Donald Blakeslee (14.5).
The combat record of the 332nd Fighter Group shows they were one of the lowest performing if not the lowest performing Fighter Groups of the war.
@@10R8OH The 325th FG (known as the "Checkertail Clan") flew P-40s in the Mediterranean Theatre Of Operations and was credited with at least 133 air-to-air kills from April-October 1943, of which 95 were Bf 109s and 26 were Macchi C.202s, for the loss of 17 P-40s in combat.
In SIX months the 325th shot down more enemy aircraft than the 332nd shot down in the entire war. Not a single pilot from the 332nd earned the title of Ace while more than 200 allied pilots earned that title in the P-40 with at least 20 earning the title of double ace.
Very well said,but I wonder if he was allowed to talk like that at the time.Please notice he was all alone in a room full of white men most of higher rank.Its cira 80 years after the civil war and still black people in the USA were being treated like shit.I read a book about a red ball express driver black guy,he could not believe that the French people saw him as a human being.But it got more shocking young French women would hug and kiss him and thank America for liberating France.
More than a few never went back to the U.S. because of how differently they were treated. Can't say I'd blame them. A few family members of mine settled in the UK and Canada after the war for the same reasons. If I was treated better and judged as a human being in another country other than my own and was given better opportunities in said country knowing segregation, humiliation, and threats to life and limb are waiting for me in my home country, I would stay in the country that did accept me rather than go home. Who wouldn't?
Every time I see this movie it put me in tears. Message behind it it’s so powerful..
I was privileged to meet General Davis. He was an imposing man, it will always be a honor to have known him.
Breaks my heart to know the stupidity that people have showed in not loving they neighbor due to a difference in physical appearance.
Every color and race has its dickheads and the only way to deal with them is treat them how you want to be treated . I have more trouble with my own white race than anyone else. These guys were legendary and always will be. I don't give a shit what color or race someone is as long as theyre good people.
Such a powerful scene!!!
Jesus christ this scene gets me every time. So much power in every single word.