Can a World War II black officers club be revived? (Deadline nears, what’s needed to save building?)

Sierra Vista Herald/Bisbee Review ^ | Laura Ory

[freekitty]

Like who cares. Is this important?

[EagleUSA]

Don’t we already have enough RACIST issues with the blacks? Maybe Jesse and Al should pay for this divisive project?

[mylife]

It is important to the buffalo soldiers and to the history on the base

[3catsanadog]

You would think that black people would be inspired to contribute a little something to get this place fixed up and a remembrance for those officers who fought in WWII.

I'm afraid what we will hear next is the shrill complaints of them accusing the whites of racism because whites allegedly don't care about a black historic place.

[mylife]

history of the base

[mylife]

McCain and Kyle didnt slip an earmark in the stimulus package for this?

[Turret Gunner A20]

Another monument to the asininity of racial segregation.

[ladyjane]

The pictures seem to show only white people working to restore the club.

[SandRat]

Well.. we've just concluded another “Black-History” Month.

We've heard presentations from all sorts of big name politicos, activist groups, and Hollywood types on this subject.

You know what? Not one of these big name politicos, activist groups, or Hollywood types has given one cent, one moment of their time to this project; not even Loud Mouth Spike Lee who claims to know so much about the 92nd & 93rd Divs, these Divs were trained here.

Everything that has been done has been done locally and it seems none of these important types can be bothered (and they've been contacted) to help.

Please FReepers get the word out on this story.

Rattle some cages if you can. The Southwest Association of Buffalo Soldiers in Sierra Vista needs some help.

Forgive me I'm a little bit upset that no big names have deigned it important enough to give their time to.

[SandRat]

Nope

[Arkinsaw]

Like who cares. Is this important?

Yes. Black soldiers volunteered to defend our country even when it didn't defend them very well. People like the Buffalo Soldiers, the Tuskeegee Airmen, and the USCT are important role models. It would have been easy for these men to be victims or to take a separatist attitude, but they didn't. They ignored it and got on with serving the country.

I have seen many interviews with Tuskeegee Airmen. I find them to be some of the finest people in the world. Reporters try to veer them off onto racial issues, and they generally want to talk about their record defending those bombers.

It is very important to elevate these fine men to their proper place instead of allowing the elevation of the race hustlers and politicians to dominate. One is about serving honorably and changing things through honorable action, the other is about complaining and agitating.

[SandRat]

Bad choice of photos by the paper.

[thefrankbaum]

Well said. Thank you for speaking some sense.

[Piquaboy]

Tear the damn thing down just to piss some people off.

[pennyfarmer]

I may be off base but...

Are we not supposed to leave this racist crap behind us? The more we focus on the bad of the past, the more ammunition the racists have to beat whitey with.

I am for preserving history. Lets save this building because it was a WWII club for Officers who were Black not because it was for Blacks who were Officers. Granted the Army treated it the other way around at the time. My feelings are that this perpetuates the race pimps and gives them more power.

[SandRat]

[wizr]

The buck don’t go as far as it used to. Let’s see if the heart does.

This is history, not just black history. I am not black, but I am an American.

[acoulterfan]

I hope it gets remodeled! I would visit it! Wonder if they could get some people like Sean Penn or other African American actors involved so that they could hold Hollywood Fundraisers for this Project.

[SandRat]

They’ve tried and these self-important pontificators are not interested. Even the National NAACP turned them done.