Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Pearl Harbor. A 22-year-old mess attendant runs to a battle station that's already been destroyed. So he carries his dying captain off the bridge, mans a .50 cal the Navy never let him train on because he was Black, and fires until the ammo is gone.
His name was Doris Miller. First Black American awarded the Navy Cross. Killed in action at 24.
In 2020 the Navy named a carrier after him. This week, CNN reports they're working to take it off — and the sitting President's name is reportedly on the table.
His family found out from the news.
Retired Navy Commander Bobby Jones breaks down what Doris Miller actually overcame, why the Medal of Honor was denied and how carriers really get named.
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Pearl Harbor. A 22-year-old mess attendant runs to a battle station that's already been destroyed. So he carries his dying captain off the bridge, mans a .50 cal the Navy never let him train on because he was Black, and fires until the ammo is gone.
His name was Doris Miller. First Black American awarded the Navy Cross. Killed in action at 24.
In 2020 the Navy named a carrier after him. This week, CNN reports they're working to take it off — and the sitting President's name is reportedly on the table.
His family found out from the news.
Retired Navy Commander Bobby Jones breaks down what Doris Miller actually overcame, why the Medal of Honor was denied and how carriers really get named.
Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: bit.ly/wtfamericayoutube
Visit meidasplus.com for more!
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