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Carl Brashear, the US Navy diver who battled institutional racism to become the first African-American US Navy diver and whose life story inspired the blockbuster movie Men of Honour, has died at 75. Brashear's life story was made into the 2000 film M...



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oh! he was one of my heroes...
May he rest in peace.
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He did many admirable things. God rest his soul .
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On the short list of people that I admire. He led an exciting life to say the least.
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Incredible story - someone to admire and respect.. RIP Carl... :-(
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A truely amazing and inspirational man.

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