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Carl Maxie Brashear (January 19, 1931 – July 25, 2006) was a United States Navy sailor. He was a Master Diver, rising to the position in 1970, despite having his lower left leg amputated in 1966. The 2000 film Men of Honor was based on his life.
Men of Honor (released in the UK and Ireland as Men of Honour) is a 2000 American drama film directed by George Tillman Jr. and starring Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding Jr. The film is inspired by the true story of Master Chief Petty Officer Carl Brashear, the first African American master diver in the United States Navy.
Dec 21, 2023 · Q: Is Men of Honor based on a true story? A: Yes, Men of Honor is based on the life of Carl Brashear, the first African American U.S. Navy Master Diver. The movie depicts his journey of overcoming racial discrimination and physical challenges to achieve his dreams.
Dec 2, 2023 · The Robert De Niro movie Men of Honor tells the story of Carl Brashear (Cuba Gooding Jr.), the first African American to become a U.S. Navy master diver, and his mentor, Master Chief Billy Sunday (De Niro), but it isn't clear if Sunday is based on a real person.
Dec 1, 2000 · Though De Niro’s character, the boorish commander Billy Sunday, is a composite of two specific naval instructors Brashear had at the Navy’s New Jersey diving school (one a racist and the other...
May 3, 2019 · “A son never forgets.” You may recall this line from the movie “Men of Honor,” based on the true story of the late Master Chief Boatswain’s Mate Carl Maxie Brashear, the first African-American master diver and master chief in the United States Navy.
Jul 27, 2006 · Carl M. Brashear, a son of Kentucky sharecroppers who in 1970 became the United States Navy’s first black master diver, and whose story was told in the 2000 movie “Men of Honor,” died Tuesday...
Feb 13, 2023 · The subject of the movie Men of Honor, Carl Brashear battled racism to become the U.S. Navy's first Black master diver — even after losing one of his legs. Disaster struck on March 23, 1966. Two Air Force planes collided off the coast of Spain, dropping a hydrogen bomb into the ocean.
Jul 27, 2006 · Brashear, whose story was told in the 2000 film “Men of Honor,” died of respiratory and heart failure Tuesday at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. He was 75.
Man of Honor: The Story of Carl Brashear. Born into a sharecropping family in 1931, Carl Brashear rose from little to become the first African American Master Diver and first amputee diver in the U.S. Navy. Brashear’s path to success was difficult and unlikely given the many obstacles that barred his way. With determination and persistence ...
