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The Jackpod: Bearing his pain silently

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    This May 18, 2017, photo shows World War II veteran Leonard Larkins holding his World War II hat at his home in New Orleans. Larkins and nearly 4,000 other segregated Black soldiers helped build a highway across Alaska and Canada during World War II, a contribution largely ignored for decades but drawing attention as the 75th anniversary approaches. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
    This May 18, 2017, photo shows World War II veteran Leonard Larkins holding his World War II hat at his home in New Orleans. Larkins and nearly 4,000 other segregated Black soldiers helped build a highway across Alaska and Canada during World War II, a contribution largely ignored for decades but drawing attention as the 75th anniversary approaches. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

    On Point news analyst Jack Beatty memorializes the courage and sacrifice of the Black men and women who served in the U.S. military in World War II.

    The Jackpod: History, literature and politics with Jack Beatty

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