Service: Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on the Exoneration of American Sailors Unjustly Accused After the Port Chicago Tragedy of 1944
Washington, July 17, 2024.- Today, the Department of Defense has moved to rectify an old injustice—and face up to a painful episode in our own history. I applaud the Secretary of the Navy’s decision to exonerate 258 Black Sailors who were unjustly court-martialed in the wake of the devastating explosionContinuar Leyendo













