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Carl Brashear

Carl Brashear. The new face for apple!. Who is Carl Brashear?. Diver for the Navy broke the racial Barrier Has a prosthetic leg He retired from the navy in 1979 after 30 years in the navy The first black U.S navy diver Click here!. What did he do that was important?.

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Carl Brashear

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  1. Carl Brashear The new face for apple!

  2. Who is Carl Brashear? • Diver for the Navy • broke the racial Barrier • Has a prosthetic leg • He retired from the navy in 1979 after 30 years in the navy • The first black U.S navy diver • Click here!

  3. What did he do that was important? • Broke the racial barrier • He made history, being the first black, U.S. driver for the navy. • Never giving up, mostly when he had a prosthetic leg

  4. How does he show resilience? • Never gave up, even with his prosthetic leg; however, his leg starts to bleed. • He almost died, yet he was still in successful as a navy driver. • Brashear was struck below his left knee by a pipe that the crew was using to hoist the bomb out of the water. Brashear was airlifted to a naval hospital where the bottom of his left leg was amputated. It later was replaced with a prosthetic leg. This never stopped him from living.

  5. How is he able to be a spokesmen? Any background? • He would yell out commands, knowing how to speak. • He was a spokesmen, talking about his adventures. • On Feb 10, 2000, DC honored him to speck in front of gov. employees in the pentagon. As he did that, he explained about his struggle with his leg.

  6. Citation • "About Us." Carl Brashear.Org. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2014 • "Black History Month - February, 2014." Carl Brashear.Org. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2014. • "Carl Brashear, a Black First in the Navy." Welcome To The Black Box, Personal Narratives in High Definition. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2014. • "Carl Brashear - Men of Honor." ChasingtheFrog.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2014. • Fox, Margalit. "Carl M. Brashear, 75, Diver Who Broke a Racial Barrier." The New York Times. The New York Times, 26 July 2006. Web. 11 Mar. 2014. • "Little Known Black History Fact: Carl Brashear, Master Diver." Black America Web RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2014. • "MCBM Carl Brashear, USN." MCBM Carl Brashear, USN. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2014. • Men of Honor Trailer. Perf. Cuba Gooding JR. 2000. Film. Youtube. Web. Feb.-Mar. 2014 • "Son of Legendary Diver, Carl Brashear, Speaks at CNRMA." The Flagship. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2014

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