Dorris Miller is a true example from SunTzu’s book the art of war. When you are cornered you will gain courage and strength and fight like you never fought before.
The most fitting thing of all would be for his Navy Cross to be upgraded to the Medal of Honor: had Miller been white he would have been awarded with it (there were calls already at the time for him to be awarded with it by those who didn't see him as just a "negro" - these calls were made by men like Senator James M. Mead and Congressman John Dingell Sr, both of whom passed respective Bills pushing for Miller's Medal of Honor - but ultimately his Medal of Honor didn't come to pass, with Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox in particular being against it). Award him with it and present it to his family. Dorie Miller deserves it.
@@NikoChristianWallenberg I'm willing to bet Frank Knox is regretting for not giving Doris Miller the Medal of Honor because he fucking deserved that medal for fighting the Japanese while his fellow soldiers were either dead or too wounded to fight back.
Niko Christian Wallenberg well, as a ex navy cook. I will say this cooks in the navy don’t get much respect. So another thing is he had zero, I mean zero weapons training. For reports I read is he didn’t do a good job of hitting much. But he did shoot down 5 zeros. But according to the navy cross cit it says for helping injuries sailors get to medical. But I really love that us cooks finally get a ship named after one of our own. It doesn’t matter if he was white or black it would be really hard for a cook to get the metal of honor.
Just read an NPR article about this man. The moment portrayed in this clip is even more powerful when you think on the adversity he experienced as black sailor in a segregated military. His actions helped contribute to black sailors being able to apply for positions like Gunners Mate and radar operator. Fucking badass
@maxazzopardi7446 most movies are. You won't get most pwople to watch a documentary. With 3hrs long of nothing and only 10mins of action, that was only inspired by. Do or die.
A spectacular tribute to Dorris Miller, the first African American navyman to receive the Navy Cross, the highest honor in the navy at the time, for shooting down multiple Japanese warplanes at Pearl Harbor to defend and avenge his shipmates. It’s historical events like this that serve to remind us all that the color of our skin may be different, but at the end of the day, we’re all Americans. We’re all equal even if many don’t act like it.
A lot of people don’t realize that even after this man became a hero he decided to stay with the fleet and continue the fight until he was killed in 1943. That’s the fighting spirit of the Navy every sailor should embrace regardless of job.
Dorie Miller was a true inspiration. Japanese bullets in front of him, American bigotry in back of him. I believe that bravery, courage, and honor are represented in all races.
Dorris Miller was a true American war hero, African American person aboard the Battleship West Virginia, First African American to be awarded the Navy Cross
xboxgamer hate when stupid people like you say African American.... no it's American I'm sorry. Like other people aren't European American that just sounds stupid.
Dorie Miller was a true inspiration. Japanese bullets in front of him, American bigotry in back of him. I believe that bravery, courage, and honor are represented in all races.
The most fitting thing of all would be for his Navy Cross to be upgraded to the Medal of Honor: had Miller been white he would have been awarded with it (there were calls already at the time for him to be awarded with it by those who didn't see him as just a "negro" - these calls were made by men like Senator James M. Mead and Congressman John Dingell Sr, both of whom passed respective Bills pushing for Miller's Medal of Honor - but ultimately his Medal of Honor didn't come to pass, with Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox in particular being against it). Award him with it and present it to his family. Dorie Miller deserves it.
I'm actually confused why they didn't give him one of the Flight III _Arleigh Burkes_ the Navy is building. The man deserves it, don't get me wrong, but it goes against the Navy's traditional naming scheme. EDIT: The Navy also named a Knox-class FF/DD for him, but that’s more of a slap in the face than anything else, the Knox was an awful design.
@@PhoenixT70 i think it's because Miller is such an unknown to many people, so having a Carrier named after him is a sure fire way to bring his legacy to the spotlight. It's not the first time exceptions were made to naming conventions, ala the USS Enterprise
I was in the US Navy for 6 years. I've been to Pearl Harbor twice. This scene gives me goosebumps every time. It's impossible as a Navy veteran not to feel immense pride. Doris Miller was a real American hero.
0:42 Honestly, this part just signifies everything about his character and how he realizes what is going on. The whole movie he was always a model soldier and even passes along the message to the guy to let him know he was in charge. I think he realized at this point like just pick up a gun and fight. Everyone around you is dying and you need to do something. So badass how he did this too
Dorie Miller was a true inspiration. Japanese bullets in front of him, American bigotry in back of him. I believe that bravery, courage, and honor are represented in all races.
It would have been a much better movie if they had split the plot in two: one following the pilots and one following the cook. Cut out all the romance bullshit. Make the first half about the pearl harbor attack and the second about doolittle's raid. Would've been a better movie.
Razzy1312 Now the Betty and Red story was pretty cool and touching because she was mowed down and died in the attack, showed the sorrow couples experienced. It was nice because it didnt have all the back and forth drama of Rafe, Danny, and Evelyn. Here is how I would have made the storyline of Rafe Danny and Evelyn. I would have still had Rafe get shot down and Evelyn thinking he died I would still have Danny have to come and tell her the bad news but I would have omitted the romance between Danny and Evelyn. I would instead have Danny get introduced to Evelyn's sister, Sandra played by Jennifer Garner, and they fall in love and Rafe and Danny knowing they might end up brothers in law indirectly were excited at that prospect. Sandra ends up getting pregnant. Still had Rafe survive and come back and Evelyn and Rafe reunite and at the end of the movie (spoiler here) still have Danny die in the final battle scene and before he does still have Rafe tell him "You cant die, you cant die! You know why? Cause your going to be a daddy." But then Danny says "You tell him all about me!" Then at the end on the farm still name Sandra's boy Danny and include the dialogue of Rafe talking to him and asking him if he wants to go flying also include Sandra (Jennifer) in this final scene and Evelyn and Rafe help raise little Danny. What u think?
It's important to remember that not just blacks were prohibited from doing normal things not long ago... Brown/Yellow/Red people were, too. Lots of minorities still fought for our country even though they were spat on and seen as second class citizens their whole lives.
@Calvin G the rank of stewards made was the only one that was open to blacks Hispanics and Filipinos in the United States Navy until 1952. Does that answer your question?
It's literally impossible not to get chills and goosebumps while watching this scene. Cuba (Gooding, Jr.) did an awesome job taking a small role and magnifying into a compaction of great acting and moving drama. Probably the only case in film history where one scene is more meaningful and important than the rest of the movie combined.
This scene is trash - full automatic fire for 20 seconds straight? Firing point blank with a 2 inch bullet drop? Pulling the cocking handle on only one side of the AA gun while both guns fired? Firing into friendlies? Check, Check and check.
lets see, dual 50's, prob M-3's, which has a fire rate of 1200-1400 rounds per min, offset, so one gun fires at a time(alternating fire). these guns are anti-air guns/ the guns stuck in aircraft. they are designed to fire for that long, because a jam while in the air is death. where the hell did you see that kind of bullet drop? they showed one, and it was likely already cocked(we see it in use for a split second as he runs up to the XO) fire into friendly's was unfortunately common in WWII, it's also why japanese planes flew at such a low level, just so that would happen.
@@llamaslyr it's a movie, where suspension of disbelief is virtually a requirement to enjoyment of the medium. Still, whether he actually shot down one or a dozen planes - the fact that he did get on a gun, for which he undoubtedly had zero training, and got out in front of the battle, for me, is what the scene really shows.
Dorie Miller was a true inspiration. Japanese bullets in front of him, American bigotry in back of him. I believe that bravery, courage, and honor are represented in all races.
Just think about the true inspiration in this clip (in terms of the meaning). An African American man fighting for a country that at the time doesn't even consider him a equal. If that isn't truly powerful I don't know what is
Didn’t consider him equal , would not be allowed to use that gun, braver than the white boys who were to afraid to become a target by being the only one shooting
Wrong, what you see is multiple explosions as a result of the Japanese planes coming from one direction as Cuba's character begins to shoot. It's not that he shot U.S. adjacent ship., but bombs exploding simultaneously as he begins to negotiate on shooting anti-aircraft gun.
Dorie Miller was a true inspiration. Japanese bullets in front of him, American bigotry in back of him. I believe that bravery, courage, and honor are represented in all races.
Doris Miller, brave american warrior, on December 7, 1941 was awarded the "Navy Cross" medal, the third highest award at the time, for his act of bravery in Pearl Harbor!!!!🎖🏅⚓🚢
CsgoCheatersAreGay xd ya man! Fighting for a country that (at the time) didn't even view him as equal and to protecting his shipmates is indeed "cool".
Dorie Miller was a true inspiration. Japanese bullets in front of him, American bigotry in back of him. I believe that bravery, courage, and honor are represented in all races.
Dorie Miller was a true inspiration. Japanese bullets in front of him, American bigotry in back of him. I believe that bravery, courage, and honor are represented in all races.
That HOOYAH at the end! It’s awesome he is getting the recognition he deserves, and if I was still in the Navy I would totally request to be on his ship when it commissions.
They only rewarded him initially to get black Americans to fight. USA ignored countless black heroes and shit on them when they returned home. Damn this country
Doris Miller took up the AA Gun, something that wasn’t trained to do, in defense of his fellow sailors. He fired that gun until he ran out of ammo, afterwards he assisted with evacuating the crew from the West Virginia. He was the first African American to ever earn the Navy Cross. He proved to be a shining example for sailors who go above and beyond the call of duty. He stayed with the navy until November 1943 when the USS Liscome Bay, an escort carrier he was serving aboard was sunk by the submarine I-175 while supporting operations on Makin Atoll. The sinking of the Liscome Bay was a devastating event since an explosion occurred from the ship’s bomb storage magazine detonating from her stern. Miller was listed as Killed In Action.
If you look closely, the ship parallel to Cuba Gooding Jr's one has a helipad! No wonder the US navy kicked the shit out of Japan! They had such modern ships!
A cook by sunrise that day, A warrior not long after , A Legend from then on //Salute from a old hillbilly, They dont make men with your kind of RESOLVE anymore Doris. GODSPEED
The moment he takes hold of that machine gun and lets out a war cry while shooting that Japanese Fighter charging at him was probably the most epic and badass scene of this movie!
I think the portrayal of Doris Miller, a black sailor who won the Medal of Honor for taking a gun position he hadn't even been trained to handle, is big.
My son just enlisted for the US Navy and and will ship out in July 2023. We just came back from Hawai'i and visited Pearl Harbor and went to the Arizona Memorial which gave me chills. I am very proud that my son deiced to join the US Navy and continue the legacy of the men that perished during the December 7, 1941 attack. I thank them all for their services and hopefully my son will serve as greatly as they have. As Cuba (Miller) said after downing the Japanese plane, Hooyah!!
Dorie Miller was a true inspiration. Japanese bullets in front of him, American bigotry in back of him. I believe that bravery, courage, and honor are represented in all races.
This fighting Sailor- this Navy man; he will have a heavy fleet carrier named in his honor. This Marine thinks that there’s no more appropriate honorific for a man who fought bravely for his brothers, his shipmates, and his country. He died a year later in battle on the USS Lipscomb Bay. Semper Fi, Sailor- You gave them the gun when it was needed most!
I never will forget in 2013 my elementary US history class was covering WW2. My history teacher Mr.Bishop was and still is awesome. He read the sentence where it talked about Dorris Miller, how he took up a AA gun and shot down enemy planes. Then he pulled up the projector and showed us this video.
As a white man I have always been inspired by the actions of Dorrie Miller, fighting for a country that hadn't fully healed from slavery yet. I'm sure he was scared but the valor he showed is an inspiration to all men. He deserved every bit of recognition he got and more.
Dorie Miller was a true inspiration. Japanese bullets in front of him, American bigotry in back of him. I believe that bravery, courage, and honor are represented in all races.
Ya know my favorite thing about movies is the music. It adds soooo much emotion to any scene like this. It makes it epic like it brings out heroism because without its just some buff black dude going berserk on a AA gun also those barrel's must be on fire.
When he gripped the charging handle and cocked it back you could see the moment he took hold of his courage. He was ready to fight. God bless Dorris Miller and every veteran who fought to secure our freedom.
Black Americans have contributed much to this country . For decades they were second class citizens , but times have changed for the better . Don't believe the lies that the mainstream media broadcast daily , they're trying to divide and conquer all of us . Peace and Love to my brothers and sisters of all races . This from a white man with Native American ancestors .
+Captain Obvious I kinda do some research just a couple of days ago and now I know why the user embargoed oil to the Japanese...so I think it's now cleared that America just wanted to protect its ally by cutting off oil trade to Japanese to stop its land expansion But lead to this disaster
+Rey Vinz things were starting to boil over anyway and the us also had the Philippines which japan had wanted anyway the only real threat Japanese higharchy saw was the us pacific fleet while against war with the usa admiral Yamamoto made the plan to launch the attack
+Rey Vinz while a sound move he sould have also bombed the Panama cannel which would have forced the usa to travel around south america which would have took thrice as much time as the cannel you would have cut the ships built being effective that were coming out of our ship building by half i cant give a specific on how long it would take since im not a sailor
That’s not the only thing he did that day, he saved people from drowning, he saved people who were on fire and he made sure that people got off the USS West Virginia. To be honest it irks me that he was only given the Navy Cross. He at least deserves the Silver Star and maybe the Medal of Honor.
He should have gotten a medal of honor for this act of bravery, an African American man laying down his life for a country who wouldn't do the same for him, and with no formal training on the weapon, to this day there still trying to get him one
The worst part is, that you have to go trough more than 1 hour of schlock in the movie, like love, bad acting etc. just to get to the good part. Seriously, they should release version with just the fighting and without the love story/love dialog.
+CrniWuk Honestly, the love story is what drove the movie. I mean, it's what made me grow to like Danny and Rafe. I thought the acting was good! Not great, but good. But yeah, the movie did focus too much on the love story.
Dorris Miller is a good example of why you don't need Woke history to make a good movie. Miller was indeed just a cook on USS West Virginia. And he manned an AA-gun on USS West Virginia. And he shot down at least one, but probably four more Japanese aircraft during the battle. I'm sure if Disney made a remake, they'd have Miller join the Doolittle Raid.
Cuba played Doris Miller who was on the U.S.S. West Virginia. The same ship as my Grandpa was on. R.I.P. to all that have served and fought for our freedom. 🇺🇸
Dorie Miller was a true inspiration. Japanese bullets in front of him, American bigotry in back of him. I believe that bravery, courage, and honor are represented in all races.
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