Honoring Black Military Heroes on Veterans Day

In a Veteran's Day special, Josh Roe documented the journey of the Davis family in Vietnam as they followed the footsteps of Medal of Honor recipient Rodney Maxwell Davis, who sacrificed his life to save others. Charles Young, the first Black colonel in the U.S. Army, achieved significant milestones despite racial barriers, including becoming a national park superintendent and a posthumous brigadier general. The family of WWII RCAF Navigator Thomas Ferguson Wilson learned of a memorial in his honor in England after his bomber crash during the war, prompting them to attend the ceremony. Toronto commemorates the No. 2 Construction Battalion, Canada's only all-Black unit in WWI, highlighting its critical role in military infrastructure. Renee Black, grand-niece of WWII pilot William Black, visited the French village where he was shot down, receiving a keepsake in his honor. Lt. Lancelot Bertrand, a Black Canadian officer awarded the Military Cross for his valor at Vimy Ridge, symbolizes the challenges and triumphs of Black soldiers in history, with ongoing efforts to identify his remains for a proper burial.