Any suggestions for subject matter for a WW2 movie focusing on black GI's? There are numerous individuals and their heroics that could be illustrated, as well as entire units. So far I have seen movies/documentaries on the army engineer units involved in constructing the Alcan, The Tuskegee Airmen, The Red Ball Express among others. My suggestion would be the exploits of the "Triple Nickel," AKA the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion. It was the all black parachute unit that was not allowed to deploy overseas, but instead was sent to the western US to act as smoke jumpers to combat the fires set by natural occurances in addition to the fires set by the Japanese balloons that made it across the Pacific. Not like Spike Lee would listen to any of our suggestions, but I'm sure we could come up with better quality subject matter than he could that would show the black GI's in a more positive or patriotic light. Or maybe the incident at Port Chicago, where the huge explosion occurred during the loading of supply ships. Or Dorie Miller, who's exploits we all know of during Pearl Harbor. There were several black engineer units deployed to the CBI too, and another all black infantry division in the Pacific. Just an idea.

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On the Plains of Hesitation
lies the blackend bones of countless millions
who, at the dawn of victory sat down to rest,
and resting died....
(author unknown-I wish it was me)