Honor. Thank. Inspire. Episode VI: WWII Army Veteran Henry "Hank" Roberson
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Honor. Thank. Inspire. Episode VI: WWII Army Veteran Henry ”Hank” Roberson

2020-10-30
WWII veteran Hank Roberson was drafted into the Army from his home in the segregated south. He arrived in Normandy one week after D-Day assigned to the 957th Quartermaster supply company -- part of what would become known as the vital "Red Ball Express" supply chain. In this timely episode, Roberson discusses being confined to a non-combat role because of racial barriers, his reaction to black soldiers like himself finally being allowed to fight during the Battle of the Bulge, and his experiences...
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