Essay On African American War

I can’t wait for the end of the month. My husband will finally be returning home from fighting this terrible war. I don’t understand all of the political aspects and caveats that occurred or was brought about as a result of this war, but I am just overjoyed that he is returning home safe and sound to me and my children. I didn’t really comprehend how the war escalated between Britain and Germany until my husband explained the events. The blockage of the British harbor from the Germans, the Ger-man retaliation of placing submarines, or U-boats into the harbor, all seemed like childish war games. But when Germany threatened to attack any ship that gained entrance to the harbor, and then in fact did torpedo a cruise ship killing 128 US citizens, I realized this was not going to end like a child’s play war game. Our president and government wanted to stay neutral as long as possible, and because the war had no major impact on the US at that time, we were able to keep our “neutrality”. The war actually increased the US exports to Britain by nearly 400% with …show more content…
One of the soldiers that he was drafted with was a black African American soldier. He spoke with him often and seemed to like him, but due to the same prejudices that occurred in civilian life, my husband did not get to spend that much time with him. The African American soldiers were still segregated during training, having terrible living conditions, and having to endure abusive activity. He said that they weren’t even given rifles to carry, they carried shovels. It is an atrocity that these men who were fighting the same war as the other soldiers, actually had to be integrated with French soldiers to gain respect. These African American soldiers saw more action and received more medals than any other American combat unit. Isn’t it ironic that our American soldiers needed to serve with another countries military to gain honor and