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ficers at our colleges like fort gets aheanullin the arnullnull. you nullck unull granulls, there was a clear innullcation
leavenworth, Kan., granullating nullonulle who think nullounulle got nulltennull nullack onullcers were not getting the
nullonullthe null.null. Militarnulla canullnullnullat tial along the wanull. earlnullon, the nulllinull sanull ratings as white onullcers.
nullest nulloint, null.y., working on rotc tarnull, nullrticularlnullthe arnullnull, went so it was a conulllenullissue. i t wasnnullt
scholarshinull in schools across the nullr as to cause our selection nullarnull nullst racial nullscrinullnation. a lot onull
countrnull, esnullciallnullhistoricallnullnullack to enullanullne recornull onullanullicannullanullrnull nullack onullcers conullng in were not as
colleges. null we finullnullall that. nullnullthe ican onullcers unullnullr nullonulltion to see enullrnull enullenulltionallnullannullin ternull
tinull i lenull the a rnull, nullack senior whether there was annullevinullnce, onullanulllitnullas white onullcers. t he arnull
onullcers annullsenior nullcos were conull earlnullin their careers, onullsnulltenulltic thought that shoulnullnull taken into acnull
nulln throughout our services. annull nullscrinullnation in the writing onullenullnull count. it took a longer tinull nullr these
that was great. ficiencnullrenullrts. nulle all knew there onullcers to catch unull. null the a rnullnullinnull
nullut then things changenullagain. was. you look at a unit, annullthe nullack structenullthe selection nullarnull to take a
nullith elinullnation onullnullscrinullnation, onullcers tennullnullnot to get the nulltter look at the recornull see whether there
nullr the nullst nullrt in the countrnull, a null assignnullnts, ones that were nullre is annullnullttern onullnullscrinullnation or lack
ricannullanullricans were given nulloanullr careernullenhancing. annullinullnullou hanull onullonullortunitnull, annullnullnullnullre attention
onullortunities to go into nullsiness, to nullstrinullte nullonulle over a range onull to recent nullrnullrnullnce than olnullr nullrnull
nullnullcine, all kinnull onullother fielnull.
the nulllitarnullno longer was the single (right) Then-Chairman of the
wanullonullgetting to an integratenullsnullnull Joint Chiefs nulln. Conulln nullonullenullnull
tenull f or nullears, we lenullthe nation. nullut unullaenullnull sents the FY 1994 Defense
as the nation onullnenullitselnullunull, annull Posture to the House Armed Services
anullicannull anullricans hanullnullnnullchoices, Committee. (below) Powell snullnulls
there was less interest in the service null null199nullceremonnullcommemornullinnull
on what woulnullnull callenullnullversitnull the nullnullnullnullh strenullc detnull errent nullnullnull
or anullrnulltive action nullogranull, even trol comnulleted bnullthe nullvnulls submnullnull
though thenullcontinue to enullst. rine force. (nullevious nullnullenullfrom tonull
congress has nullst nullrnullnulla to bottom) Powell visits soldiers in
conullission to look at nullversitnull Hondurnull null nullnullt of enullercise Fuertes
within the arnullnullnullrces. a nullarnull Cnullinos null1. null null199nullvisit with
entlnulltherenulls a nulleling the arnullnull soldiers in nullernullion Desert Shieldnull
nullrces are not nulling as goonulla nullnullas Powell nulleenull in touch with Pentnullon
thenullusenullto null. t his tinull itnulls not officinulls. nullennullol. nullillinull nullnullillenull
nullcause onullsegregation. itnulls nullcause Anullrinulltnullwnull elcomes thennullSecretnull
itnulls a tougher, nullre conulletitive ennull of Ste Pnull owell unulln his nullrivnull to
vironnullnt to get the kinnullonullnullvernull nullrnullnullnullr bnullenullnullin nullnullnullnull null.
sitnullthat nullou want in the nulllitarnull.
nullnull services are reallnullworking at
it. others have to null a nulltter nullnull.
Q. Want to identify the services?
a. one service that seenull to
null reallnullworking harnullat it, nullonullnull
anullnullnullcause thenullhave the greatest
nullonullenull is the nullavnull. y ounulll finnull
senior nullavnullonullcers at evernullgathernull
ing onullnulloung nullack leanullrs to nulltch
the nullavnullnulls case.
Q. You said young black officers
needed help after segregation to be-
come part of the broader military soci-
ety. Did you get such help?
a. nullure. i hanullnullonulle looking out
nullr null. alnullst evernullonull nulles who
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