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Sgt. Ray Charlton on Honoring Black Soldiers

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I want them [the public] to know Black soldiers did contribute a lot to the freedom of our nation and they should be honored for it. . . . [I donated] Cornelius Charlton’s Medal of Honor to the museum [NMAAHC] as a keepsake forever, for everyone to see.

Sgt. Ray Charlton, brother of Sgt Cornelius Charlton, 2013