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50 miles north of Oakland,
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the Naval munitions
base, Port Chicago,
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is abuzz with activity.
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Working round the
clock, sailors load
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the bombs and ammunition
our fighting men need.
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It's tough going
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but these sailors know
they're doing their part
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to beat back the
Japanese in the Pacific.
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Port Chicago...
Gateway to victory.
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Whoa. My back is killing me.
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Loading those bombs...
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Be grateful it's just your back.
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Are you sure you told them girls
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and her friend 9:00?
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How many times
I got to tell you?
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Hey, how many tons you figure
we loaded on our shift today?
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About 250, including
that 500-pounder
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Johnson dropped on the deck.
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They got us working
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too fast.
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Yeah, but if we fill the
lieutenant's tonnage quota
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then we get Saturday liberty.
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Oh, my God.
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That was our ship.
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♪ ♪
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Admiral, may I have a minute?
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Sure.
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Sir, with Lieutenant
Roberts detached,
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I imagine you'll be spreading
the workload around.
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I was hoping for my
share of big cases.
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No small cases, only
small lawyers, Lieutenant.
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Yes, sir.
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Just saying please
keep me in mind.
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You're often on my
mind, Lieutenant.
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Yes, sir. Sir, one more thing?
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In Lieutenant Roberts' absence,
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I'd like to request that
I move into his office.
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I'll think about it.
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Yes, sir.
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Thank you, sir.
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Admiral, you have a visitor.
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Thank you, Tiner.
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Chaplain Turner.
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Admiral, I hope you don't mind
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my resting these old bones.
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They've been
hibernating all winter.
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Not at all.
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Good to see you.
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To what do I owe this pleasure?
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Well...
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I got a call this morning
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from an old friend
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who may need some legal advice.
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You're familiar with a World
War II disaster at Port Chicago?
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As a matter of fact, I am.
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1944, an explosion at a
Navy base near Oakland.
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Killed 320 men.
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Yes, most of the seamen
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African Americans.
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Well, afterwards,
some of the sailors
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refused to go back to work.
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Said it was unsafe.
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Navy convicted 50 of mutiny.
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Well, one of the men...
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A sailor that I
knew at Great Lakes
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back in, uh, '48,
Aubrey McBride...
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Has petitioned for
a new day in court.
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Just got word
of it this morning.
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Enter.
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Sorry, sir.
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Tiner stepped away.
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Dad.
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Sturgis, came by your office
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looking for you.
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You were out.
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I was hoping you'd join us.
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Have a seat, Commander.
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Your father and I
were just discussing
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Port Chicago.
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One of the convicted men...
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An old sailor friend
of your father's...
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Requested a new court-martial.
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I thought the Port Chicago 50
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were all discharged
from the Navy.
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Oh, but McBride
petitioned to stay in.
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Did his 30 years, made
chief and retired with benefits.
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I'll be honest, A.J.,
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I'm not sure a new
court-martial is a good idea.
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Chief McBride has a tendency
to push too hard sometimes.
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You want somebody
to talk to him?
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I'd appreciate it.
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I just want to make sure
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he doesn't shoot
himself in the foot.
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I'll see to it.
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Thank you, Admiral.
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We still on for dinner Sunday?
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If you're not cooking.
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We'll go to the "O" Club.
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I'll be in touch, A.J.
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Chief McBride
retires at full benefits.
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Why's he going after
the Navy now, sir?
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Well, that's what
you're going to find out.
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This my dad's idea, sir?
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My idea.
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Commander Rabb and
Colonel McKenzie busy, sir?
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This is a sensitive matter.
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The Navy would
like to have it settled,
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and I need a level head.
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Yes, sir.
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That will be all.
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Let me help you
with that, ma'am.
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Thank you, Tiner.
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Is this your lunch, Lieutenant?
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No, it's a chicken,
three shrimp stir-fry,
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two pounds of raw
chuck, and a rump roast.
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Interested?
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I've had a complete
breakfast, ma'am.
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Would you stow these
in the freezer for me?
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No problem, Lieutenant.
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Thank you.
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Morning, sir.
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My refrigerator's
broken again, sir.
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Oh, call your landlord.
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Oh, he's U.A.
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And the repairman
can't come for three days.
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Bud used to take
care of this stuff for me.
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You know, I'm not
doing anything tonight.
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I'll pop by.
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That'd be great, sir.
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Have you ever fixed
a refrigerator before?
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How hard can it be?
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It's a closed system.
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The compressors are sealed.
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When did you become an expert
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on refrigerators?
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I'm not.
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I've just learned to steer
clear of home repairs
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when my freezer's on the blink.
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When was the last
time you fixed anything?
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Well, my 'Vette's
working pretty good.
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It'll be all right.
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I wish I could
believe that, sir.
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Not about the refrigerator
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but about everything.
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My apartment's
too small, it's noisy,
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the traffic is terrible.
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If A.J. gets sick,
I'm an hour away.
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It's just going to take
some getting used to...
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Bud being gone.
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If you need anything,
just ask, all right?
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Help me buy a new house, sir?
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The JAG send
you, or your father?
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I'm here on official
business, sir.
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Your dad tells me
you're good, Commander.
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He's biased, Chief.
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A JAG lawyer and a submariner.
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Navy sure has
changed a lot, sir.
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Yes, it has
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which is actually
the reason I'm here.
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The Navy wants me
to keep my trap shut?
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I'm just here to listen, Chief,
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but I do have to ask
what good you think
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can come from
reopening this case.
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You sure you're Chaplain
Turner's son, Commander?
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I'm not going to
lie to you, Chief,
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the Navy would like to see
if this matter can be resolved
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without going to court-martial.
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My buddy Randall Winston
and I enlisted in the Navy at 16
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after Pearl Harbor.
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We read some newspaper
stories about Dori Miller...
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A black mess attendant
who manned a gun
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and shot down a bunch
of Japanese planes.
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When we got our
orders to Port Chicago,
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Randall says, "See,
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"all they figure a
black man can do
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is guard the White Sox dugout."
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And I said, "No, Randall,
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"we're going to Port
Chicago, California.
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They sending us to
fight in the Pacific."
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Turns out Randall was right.
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You boys hear what Sixth
Division loaded yesterday?
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160 tons.
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You boys load 165 by
1500, you get liberty.
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If not, you don't.
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While I was at Port Chicago
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I learned Dori Miller
was lost at sea.
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I saw a newsreel of Jesse Owens
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running against a horse
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and I knew they weren't
going to let us fight.
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I appreciate your anger...
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You can't appreciate a
damn thing, Commander.
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You're so accepted by the
system, you've become it.
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A mouthpiece for the
Secretary of the Navy.
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Excuse me,
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but I speak for all of
the Navy and my country
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and I'm not sure dredging up
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this divisive
incident from the past
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serves either
interest, especially now
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when we should all
be pulling together.
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Well, you've got
some vinegar after all.
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Could've used you in '44.
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Oh, those munitions
ships were a powder keg.
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To go back to work under the
same conditions was suicide.
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Ow.
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Is everything okay, sir?
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Yeah, yeah, it's
coming pretty good.
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Are you done, sir?
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It just needs a
little fine-tuning.
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Do you have any duct tape?
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Ow.
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Uh, I don't know.
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Let me ask Bud.
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It's in a shoe
box in the closet.
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He says we have
some in the closet.
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Oh.
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See why we need a bigger place?
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Plus, Bud and I are thinking
about having another child.
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Really?
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That's great, Harriet.
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Difficult though with Bud gone
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for six months at a time.
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Yeah.
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E-mail only goes so far.
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Maybe I could start looking.
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Good morning, Lieutenant.
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Good morning.
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We'll talk more about it later.
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Don't work too hard, sweetie.
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Anything I can do for you, sir?
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No, thank you, sweetie.
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Uh... Peetie...
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Petty Officer.
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Thank you.
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Don't worry, sweetie.
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My Legalman is great.
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E-mail home, sir?
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Uh, yeah.
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How are things?
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Bud's doing great, sir.
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Sir, do you know anything
about buying a house?
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Not unless I get married.
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Unless or until, sir?
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How's the fridge doing, sir?
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Duct tape didn't work.
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You'll think of something, sir.
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Yeah.
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McBRIDE: So, Commander,
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SECNAV wants to
know why an old man's
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causing so much trouble
after all these years?
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He's not alone.
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At my age, sir...
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alone gets to be a way of life.
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More so every day.
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Randall Winston and
I were there that night.
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We saw the fireball.
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Heard the screams.
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He was one of the
50 convicted of mutiny.
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I recognize the name.
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He told me, one day he was
going to set the record straight.
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And I told him I'd have
his back when he did.
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You want to know why
I'm doing this, Commander?
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I've got a promise to keep.
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He really wants to
go to court-martial.
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Yes, he does, sir.
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And I'd like to represent him.
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He asked you?
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00:11:29,555 --> 00:11:32,123
I volunteered, sir.
268
00:11:32,158 --> 00:11:35,021
He's waiving his rights, statute
of limitations, double jeopardy.
269
00:11:35,045 --> 00:11:37,811
What part of "the Navy
wants to settle this"
270
00:11:37,847 --> 00:11:39,580
didn't you understand?
271
00:11:39,615 --> 00:11:42,216
I believe the man
has a case, sir.
272
00:11:42,252 --> 00:11:44,185
Based on one conversation?
273
00:11:44,221 --> 00:11:46,820
Based on history, sir.
274
00:11:46,857 --> 00:11:49,669
I did ask for a level head here.
275
00:11:49,693 --> 00:11:52,459
Well, if we're not
looking at a settlement
276
00:11:52,495 --> 00:11:55,041
and this has to
go to court-martial,
277
00:11:55,065 --> 00:11:57,198
can I count on you?
278
00:11:57,234 --> 00:11:59,300
Yes, sir.
279
00:12:13,032 --> 00:12:14,694
Harriet.
280
00:12:14,718 --> 00:12:16,650
Uh, I'm just on break, sir.
281
00:12:16,686 --> 00:12:19,532
Did you hear from the
appliance store yet?
282
00:12:19,556 --> 00:12:21,266
Oh, I picked up a
part on the way in.
283
00:12:21,290 --> 00:12:22,841
Life would be a whole lot easier
284
00:12:22,876 --> 00:12:24,142
if I lived closer to work.
285
00:12:24,177 --> 00:12:25,855
Nice place. It's
a little pricey.
286
00:12:25,879 --> 00:12:27,290
MacKENZIE:
What's a little pricey?
287
00:12:27,314 --> 00:12:29,180
Take a look.
288
00:12:29,215 --> 00:12:30,626
Wow. You and
Bud thinking about...
289
00:12:30,650 --> 00:12:31,744
Just daydreaming, ma'am.
290
00:12:31,768 --> 00:12:34,602
Nice dream.
291
00:12:35,805 --> 00:12:37,639
Sir, thank you very
much for your help.
292
00:12:37,674 --> 00:12:38,873
Yeah, sure.
293
00:12:38,908 --> 00:12:40,358
You and Bud planning
294
00:12:40,393 --> 00:12:42,071
on buying a house. Not just yet.
295
00:12:42,095 --> 00:12:43,423
I'd hate to worry
296
00:12:43,447 --> 00:12:45,825
about mortgage payments
with my husband at sea.
297
00:12:45,849 --> 00:12:48,528
Lieutenant Singer, walk
with me, please. Yes, sir.
298
00:12:48,552 --> 00:12:50,930
I have an assignment
for you. Thank you, sir.
299
00:12:50,954 --> 00:12:54,674
I'd like for you to
prosecute the McBride case.
300
00:12:55,325 --> 00:12:59,543
Isn't he the old man
being court-martialed, sir?
301
00:12:59,579 --> 00:13:01,645
Do you have an
issue with prosecuting
302
00:13:01,681 --> 00:13:03,614
an "old man," Lieutenant?
303
00:13:03,649 --> 00:13:06,084
No, sir. No issue.
304
00:13:06,119 --> 00:13:09,554
Look, I realize this may not
be the most appealing case...
305
00:13:09,589 --> 00:13:11,321
I have no problem, sir.
306
00:13:11,357 --> 00:13:14,224
The man defied an order
and engaged in mutinous acts
307
00:13:14,260 --> 00:13:16,104
no matter what
the justification.
308
00:13:16,128 --> 00:13:18,563
And I'm going to nail
his butt to the yardarm.
309
00:13:18,598 --> 00:13:21,065
Well, that'll be all.
310
00:13:22,552 --> 00:13:25,431
Sir... about Roberts' office?
311
00:13:25,455 --> 00:13:29,290
Right. I'll have Lieutenant
Sims remove his personal effects.
312
00:13:29,326 --> 00:13:31,158
The office is yours for now,
313
00:13:31,211 --> 00:13:33,077
Lieutenant. Thank you, sir.
314
00:13:33,112 --> 00:13:34,623
Look here, Chief,
315
00:13:34,647 --> 00:13:36,967
I just want to go over
some of these facts with you.
316
00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:38,967
No problem, Commander.
317
00:13:39,002 --> 00:13:40,513
You know, your dad called me.
318
00:13:40,537 --> 00:13:42,782
Said to make sure you
gave me a good rate.
319
00:13:42,806 --> 00:13:45,184
I promise I'm worth every penny.
320
00:13:45,208 --> 00:13:47,375
How'd you and my
dad meet, anyway?
321
00:13:47,410 --> 00:13:49,221
Oh, the Chaplain
used to eat with us
322
00:13:49,245 --> 00:13:50,623
in the mess at Great Lakes.
323
00:13:50,647 --> 00:13:52,992
Negro officers weren't allowed
324
00:13:53,016 --> 00:13:55,266
in the "O" club back
then, Commander.
325
00:13:55,301 --> 00:13:56,934
I knew that.
326
00:13:56,970 --> 00:14:00,271
I just... forget.
327
00:14:00,306 --> 00:14:02,874
My dad doesn't talk
much about those things.
328
00:14:02,909 --> 00:14:05,075
Well, I'm sure there
are lots of things
329
00:14:05,111 --> 00:14:06,627
he didn't talk much about.
330
00:14:08,414 --> 00:14:10,448
About this mutiny charge.
331
00:14:10,483 --> 00:14:12,883
Oh, I never could
understand that, Commander.
332
00:14:12,919 --> 00:14:15,197
We just said we wasn't
going back to work.
333
00:14:15,221 --> 00:14:16,849
That's our defense, Chief.
334
00:14:16,873 --> 00:14:18,873
This mutiny charge
doesn't hold up.
335
00:14:18,908 --> 00:14:20,842
You never had
the required intent
336
00:14:20,877 --> 00:14:23,611
to usurp or override
lawful military authority.
337
00:14:23,646 --> 00:14:26,692
Do you know what Thurgood
Marshall said, Commander?
338
00:14:26,716 --> 00:14:29,083
Sir? He said, "I
can't understand
339
00:14:29,118 --> 00:14:32,019
"why whenever more than
one Negro disobeys an order
340
00:14:32,054 --> 00:14:33,533
it's mutiny."
341
00:14:33,557 --> 00:14:36,323
He was right... I'd have charged
you with disobeying orders.
342
00:14:36,359 --> 00:14:38,654
Hey, whose side are you on?
343
00:14:40,030 --> 00:14:42,997
You sure you wouldn't
rather do this at your house?
344
00:14:43,033 --> 00:14:44,649
Sold my house, Commander.
345
00:14:44,684 --> 00:14:47,018
Live in an apartment
upstairs now.
346
00:14:47,053 --> 00:14:49,404
I've had some
financial setbacks.
347
00:14:49,456 --> 00:14:52,657
There's more
company here, anyway.
348
00:14:52,692 --> 00:14:55,008
Great news, sir.
349
00:14:55,045 --> 00:14:57,412
What's that, Lieutenant?
I just located a witness...
350
00:14:57,447 --> 00:14:59,492
An officer who
was at Port Chicago
351
00:14:59,516 --> 00:15:03,317
who can testify that McBride led
the conspiracy to refuse orders.
352
00:15:03,353 --> 00:15:05,436
Well, congratulations.
353
00:15:05,472 --> 00:15:07,538
The old man's toast, sir.
354
00:15:09,375 --> 00:15:11,375
Excuse me, Lieutenant.
355
00:15:12,746 --> 00:15:14,746
Colonel, a minute, please?
356
00:15:14,781 --> 00:15:16,714
Problem, sir?
357
00:15:18,451 --> 00:15:20,084
Singer.
358
00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:22,553
You're talking about the
McBride case, Admiral?
359
00:15:22,588 --> 00:15:23,899
Help me out here, Colonel.
360
00:15:23,923 --> 00:15:25,701
I think she's gone
off the deep end.
361
00:15:25,725 --> 00:15:27,442
Do you want me to take over?
362
00:15:27,494 --> 00:15:29,305
I want you to sit second chair.
363
00:15:29,329 --> 00:15:31,529
I'd prefer the
electric chair, sir.
364
00:15:31,564 --> 00:15:35,499
I realize that, Colonel, but I need
someone to keep an eye on her.
365
00:15:35,535 --> 00:15:36,801
Uh...
366
00:15:36,836 --> 00:15:40,070
Sir, if I may, um...
I never thought
367
00:15:40,105 --> 00:15:42,206
Lieutenant Singer
was the right person
368
00:15:42,241 --> 00:15:43,607
for this job.
369
00:15:43,642 --> 00:15:45,609
This case requires
a light touch.
370
00:15:45,644 --> 00:15:49,246
You may be right, Colonel,
and that's why I need you.
371
00:15:50,350 --> 00:15:52,633
Understood, sir.
372
00:15:54,203 --> 00:15:56,871
And, as you can
see, spacious but cozy
373
00:15:56,906 --> 00:15:59,306
and with these
ceilings, very light.
374
00:15:59,341 --> 00:16:01,353
Why don't you have
a cookie? No, thanks.
375
00:16:01,377 --> 00:16:02,454
Cookie, Commander?
376
00:16:02,478 --> 00:16:04,044
Uh, no, thank you. Excuse me.
377
00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:05,257
Oh. Rabb.
378
00:16:05,281 --> 00:16:07,614
Let me show you the porch.
379
00:16:07,650 --> 00:16:10,210
Uh-huh.
380
00:16:11,204 --> 00:16:13,971
Your husband's quite a hunk.
381
00:16:14,006 --> 00:16:16,674
Yes, he is... but
he's not my husband.
382
00:16:16,710 --> 00:16:19,276
Really? You seem
like the perfect couple.
383
00:16:19,312 --> 00:16:21,145
You think so?
384
00:16:21,181 --> 00:16:22,646
My husband's overseas
385
00:16:22,682 --> 00:16:25,249
and Commander Rabb's just
helping me while he's away.
386
00:16:25,284 --> 00:16:27,162
How do you like the house?
387
00:16:27,186 --> 00:16:28,685
It's, uh, very nice.
388
00:16:28,722 --> 00:16:31,005
Oh. Excuse me.
389
00:16:32,942 --> 00:16:35,643
Harriet, this is, uh,
none of my business...
390
00:16:35,678 --> 00:16:37,623
No, sir, I asked for your help.
391
00:16:37,647 --> 00:16:40,131
Can you and Bud
really afford this place?
392
00:16:40,166 --> 00:16:42,567
I think we can swing it, sir.
393
00:16:42,602 --> 00:16:45,136
Bud doesn't mind
going out on a limb?
394
00:16:45,171 --> 00:16:48,956
There are some things that
we still need to talk about.
395
00:16:48,992 --> 00:16:50,824
Well, any decisions?
396
00:16:50,860 --> 00:16:52,659
I think we're interested.
397
00:16:52,696 --> 00:16:54,774
Great. Uh, listen, I'm
not one to pressure
398
00:16:54,798 --> 00:16:56,842
but I've gotten calls
from other Realtors
399
00:16:56,866 --> 00:16:58,811
who have clients
ready to make an offer
400
00:16:58,835 --> 00:17:02,269
and I don't want you to
miss an opportunity here.
401
00:17:02,305 --> 00:17:04,205
What do we need to do?
402
00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:06,635
Chief, thank you
for coming in today.
403
00:17:06,659 --> 00:17:09,227
As you know, the
SECNAV has taken
404
00:17:09,262 --> 00:17:11,529
a keen interest in this case.
405
00:17:11,564 --> 00:17:14,698
He has authorized this
office to make you an offer
406
00:17:14,734 --> 00:17:17,801
he hopes will bring this
matter to a resolution.
407
00:17:17,837 --> 00:17:22,706
Well, Admiral, you
convened this tea party.
408
00:17:22,742 --> 00:17:25,143
Lieutenant Singer?
409
00:17:25,178 --> 00:17:26,810
Chief McBride...
410
00:17:26,846 --> 00:17:29,508
SECNAV's prepared
to issue a public apology
411
00:17:29,532 --> 00:17:32,299
to you and the 49 other men
who were convicted of mutiny.
412
00:17:32,335 --> 00:17:34,318
It will acknowledge
that racial prejudice
413
00:17:34,353 --> 00:17:36,453
influenced work
assignments at the base
414
00:17:36,488 --> 00:17:39,490
and that conditions were
hazardous and discriminatory.
415
00:17:39,525 --> 00:17:40,891
Well, I don't hear anything
416
00:17:40,926 --> 00:17:42,888
about overturning
convictions, ma'am.
417
00:17:42,912 --> 00:17:46,346
No, but SECNAV has entered into
discussions with the White House
418
00:17:46,382 --> 00:17:49,149
regarding a blanket
presidential pardon for all 50 men.
419
00:17:49,185 --> 00:17:52,697
SECNAV's also informed us that
he's submitting proposed legislation
420
00:17:52,721 --> 00:17:55,241
for an act of Congress
granting exoneration.
421
00:18:01,948 --> 00:18:04,565
I'm sorry, but I can't accept.
422
00:18:04,601 --> 00:18:07,451
No apologies, no pardons
423
00:18:07,487 --> 00:18:09,364
and no deals.
MacKENZIE: Chief McBride
424
00:18:09,388 --> 00:18:10,855
a pardon and an act of Congress
425
00:18:10,890 --> 00:18:14,192
would mean full
recognition of this injustice.
426
00:18:14,227 --> 00:18:17,295
My buddy Randall
Winston used to say
427
00:18:17,330 --> 00:18:22,466
"After what's happened,
pardons don't cut it."
428
00:18:22,502 --> 00:18:25,102
Randall deserved
a military funeral.
429
00:18:25,137 --> 00:18:28,067
He just got put in a
hole in the ground.
430
00:18:28,091 --> 00:18:30,269
And I want my day in court.
431
00:18:30,293 --> 00:18:32,493
Well, then, Chief, I
think it's my responsibility
432
00:18:32,528 --> 00:18:34,262
to inform you that
I intend to proffer
433
00:18:34,297 --> 00:18:36,881
additional charges of
insubordination and disobeying orders.
434
00:18:36,916 --> 00:18:38,815
MacKENZIE: We haven't
discussed recommending
435
00:18:38,851 --> 00:18:39,816
any additional charges.
436
00:18:39,852 --> 00:18:40,817
I'm lead counsel...
437
00:18:40,854 --> 00:18:42,903
I'm leading this
discussion, Colonel.
438
00:18:42,939 --> 00:18:45,251
Sir, the original
charge was mutiny.
439
00:18:45,275 --> 00:18:47,441
New trial, new charges.
440
00:18:47,477 --> 00:18:50,144
Admiral, surely the Lieutenant
doesn't intend to widen
441
00:18:50,196 --> 00:18:51,624
the scope of these proceedings.
442
00:18:51,648 --> 00:18:54,348
As lead counsel,
she is within her rights
443
00:18:54,383 --> 00:18:56,249
and I will not interfere.
444
00:18:56,286 --> 00:18:58,597
Thank you, sir.
445
00:18:58,621 --> 00:19:01,906
Sir, I... I'd like a
word with my client.
446
00:19:01,941 --> 00:19:04,275
That's an excellent idea.
447
00:19:06,996 --> 00:19:08,996
Colonel, Lieutenant.
448
00:19:13,636 --> 00:19:17,037
What are you doing,
Lieutenant? My job, ma'am.
449
00:19:17,072 --> 00:19:18,818
You endorse this, Admiral?
450
00:19:18,842 --> 00:19:22,093
I don't engage in undue
command influence, Colonel.
451
00:19:22,128 --> 00:19:24,761
What did I do wrong, ma'am?
452
00:19:24,797 --> 00:19:26,780
Our job is to uphold
453
00:19:26,816 --> 00:19:30,017
the original conviction,
not freelance new charges.
454
00:19:30,052 --> 00:19:33,370
I am not interested in some
musty mutiny charge, ma'am.
455
00:19:33,406 --> 00:19:34,939
This man refused an order.
456
00:19:34,974 --> 00:19:37,808
Race may have played a role
in his conviction 60 years ago
457
00:19:37,843 --> 00:19:40,177
but I am not about to
let it play a role again.
458
00:19:40,213 --> 00:19:42,446
I plan to walk into
a color-blind court
459
00:19:42,481 --> 00:19:45,016
and present the facts
as they were in 1944.
460
00:19:45,051 --> 00:19:47,646
Orders were given, and
orders were disobeyed.
461
00:19:47,670 --> 00:19:51,371
Be very careful, Lieutenant...
You're playing with fire.
462
00:19:51,424 --> 00:19:55,676
No, sir. With all due
respect, I'm playing to win.
463
00:19:55,712 --> 00:20:00,564
McBRIDE: I thought you were liking
our chances, Commander Turner.
464
00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:04,267
Chief, I was confident we could
overturn the mutiny convictions
465
00:20:04,303 --> 00:20:08,238
but with these new charges,
it's, uh, 50-50 at best.
466
00:20:08,273 --> 00:20:10,107
Not very good odds, Commander.
467
00:20:10,142 --> 00:20:11,787
And even worse when you consider
468
00:20:11,811 --> 00:20:14,222
if we lose, you might
be punitively discharged
469
00:20:14,246 --> 00:20:16,024
and lose your
veterans' benefits...
470
00:20:16,048 --> 00:20:18,010
Your pension,
health, everything.
471
00:20:18,034 --> 00:20:20,996
You've told me already, your
financial situation has looked better.
472
00:20:21,020 --> 00:20:24,021
58 years ago, the Navy
wouldn't let me fight.
473
00:20:24,056 --> 00:20:27,425
I'll be damned if they're
going to buy me off now.
474
00:20:27,460 --> 00:20:30,494
There's a simple solution
here, Commander.
475
00:20:30,529 --> 00:20:33,430
You've got to win.
476
00:20:42,508 --> 00:20:44,119
Captain Shaw,
477
00:20:44,143 --> 00:20:46,711
you teach class at Annapolis
on World War II Naval history.
478
00:20:46,746 --> 00:20:47,712
Is that right?
479
00:20:47,747 --> 00:20:49,046
That is correct.
480
00:20:49,082 --> 00:20:52,549
And you're familiar with
the munitions explosion
481
00:20:52,585 --> 00:20:54,318
at Port Chicago in 1944?
482
00:20:54,353 --> 00:20:56,921
I've worked extensively
on the legal history
483
00:20:56,956 --> 00:20:59,868
here at the Naval Historical
Center in Washington.
484
00:20:59,892 --> 00:21:01,959
Can you tell us
what happened, sir?
485
00:21:01,994 --> 00:21:04,061
No, and no one can.
486
00:21:04,096 --> 00:21:06,708
Any evidence was
obliterated by the blast.
487
00:21:06,732 --> 00:21:09,328
What about the Court
of Inquiry findings?
488
00:21:09,352 --> 00:21:11,786
The most likely
contributing factor
489
00:21:11,821 --> 00:21:15,472
was rough handling of the
ammunition by the seamen.
490
00:21:15,507 --> 00:21:18,053
And the rumors of
unsafe conditions?
491
00:21:18,077 --> 00:21:20,172
Remain just that...
verbal accounts
492
00:21:20,196 --> 00:21:21,940
but there is no
definitive proof.
493
00:21:21,964 --> 00:21:23,658
Do you believe that the sailors
494
00:21:23,682 --> 00:21:26,650
who refused to return to work
were disobeying orders, Captain?
495
00:21:26,685 --> 00:21:28,586
Yes, I do. And do you believe
496
00:21:28,621 --> 00:21:31,088
that, based on evidence,
that this was a case of mutiny?
497
00:21:31,123 --> 00:21:34,342
I think it meets the standard.
498
00:21:34,377 --> 00:21:36,537
Thank you, sir.
499
00:21:38,714 --> 00:21:42,583
Captain, the accused
didn't try to take over a ship
500
00:21:42,618 --> 00:21:46,053
or seize power, yet you
consider this mutiny?
501
00:21:46,088 --> 00:21:49,222
Well, there was evidence
of a conspiracy at the time.
502
00:21:49,258 --> 00:21:51,192
Marine guards observed a meeting
503
00:21:51,227 --> 00:21:54,528
at the temporary brig
where the men were held.
504
00:21:54,563 --> 00:21:55,529
Huh. They observed.
505
00:21:55,564 --> 00:21:56,696
I see.
506
00:21:56,732 --> 00:21:59,533
You also refer to verbal
accounts of unsafe conditions
507
00:21:59,568 --> 00:22:01,786
but no concrete proof.
508
00:22:01,821 --> 00:22:03,821
Are you aware that
the Court Director
509
00:22:03,856 --> 00:22:07,124
delivered a warning to the
Navy months before the incident?
510
00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:08,793
"Conditions are bad up there.
511
00:22:08,828 --> 00:22:11,628
"If you're not careful,
something's going to happen
512
00:22:11,664 --> 00:22:13,831
and you'll be held
responsible for it."
513
00:22:13,866 --> 00:22:15,410
That is in the court record.
514
00:22:15,434 --> 00:22:17,345
It's one man's
opinion, Commander.
515
00:22:17,369 --> 00:22:20,237
Well, isn't it true that the
majority of the mutineers
516
00:22:20,273 --> 00:22:22,673
including Mr. McBride,
were willing to return
517
00:22:22,708 --> 00:22:24,925
as soon as safety
concerns were addressed?
518
00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:27,928
That is what they said.
519
00:22:27,963 --> 00:22:32,549
By strict definition, sir, is
that refusal to obey an order?
520
00:22:32,584 --> 00:22:36,804
Not when you
put it like that, no.
521
00:22:38,941 --> 00:22:40,941
Thank you, Captain.
522
00:22:42,628 --> 00:22:43,938
Hey-hey, haven't seen you
523
00:22:43,962 --> 00:22:46,641
with this much head of
steam since the Jagathon.
524
00:22:46,665 --> 00:22:47,631
Don't ask.
525
00:22:47,666 --> 00:22:48,977
Team Singer not going well?
526
00:22:49,001 --> 00:22:50,800
I can't stand it, Harm.
527
00:22:50,836 --> 00:22:51,801
Take it easy.
528
00:22:51,837 --> 00:22:52,787
I'm trying,
529
00:22:52,822 --> 00:22:54,566
but it's hard to sit and watch
530
00:22:54,590 --> 00:22:55,823
while Singer presides
531
00:22:55,858 --> 00:22:58,008
over a train wreck
in the courtroom.
532
00:22:58,043 --> 00:23:01,311
Sir, about that house
that we saw the other day?
533
00:23:01,346 --> 00:23:02,312
Yeah?
534
00:23:02,347 --> 00:23:04,815
I think I've figured out
a way we can swing it.
535
00:23:04,850 --> 00:23:06,149
Really?
536
00:23:06,184 --> 00:23:09,152
I've asked my dad for a loan.
537
00:23:09,187 --> 00:23:10,754
And Bud's okay with that?
538
00:23:10,789 --> 00:23:12,289
He will be okay with it, sir
539
00:23:12,325 --> 00:23:14,358
when he sees how
perfect the house is.
540
00:23:14,393 --> 00:23:16,827
Oh, he'll just forget all
about the male-ego thing
541
00:23:16,863 --> 00:23:19,647
of wanting to make it on
his own, look after his family?
542
00:23:19,682 --> 00:23:21,949
I'll make him
forget about it, sir.
543
00:23:22,985 --> 00:23:23,951
Bad idea.
544
00:23:23,986 --> 00:23:25,130
I know, sir,
545
00:23:25,154 --> 00:23:26,864
but I also know
that I really want
546
00:23:26,888 --> 00:23:28,155
to try and buy this house
547
00:23:28,190 --> 00:23:30,001
and I need someone
who knows the law
548
00:23:30,025 --> 00:23:31,458
who knows what he's doing...
549
00:23:31,494 --> 00:23:33,455
Bud gave me general
power of attorney.
550
00:23:33,479 --> 00:23:36,079
It doesn't feel right, Harriet.
551
00:23:36,115 --> 00:23:37,292
What if I make
552
00:23:37,316 --> 00:23:38,515
a terrible mistake, sir?
553
00:23:38,551 --> 00:23:40,217
How will you feel about it then?
554
00:23:40,252 --> 00:23:41,384
Wow.
555
00:23:41,420 --> 00:23:43,553
You been hanging out
with Lieutenant Singer?
556
00:23:43,589 --> 00:23:44,649
No, sir.
557
00:23:44,673 --> 00:23:49,209
Sir, it's just because I
really, really want this.
558
00:23:53,982 --> 00:23:55,483
All right, Harriet.
559
00:23:55,518 --> 00:23:58,319
I'm going to help you
but on one condition...
560
00:23:58,354 --> 00:23:59,904
That you tell Bud.
561
00:23:59,939 --> 00:24:01,571
Yes, sir.
562
00:24:01,607 --> 00:24:03,324
I promise, sir.
563
00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:04,825
Thank you, sir.
564
00:24:04,860 --> 00:24:05,826
All right.
565
00:24:05,861 --> 00:24:07,422
So how's your book coming?
566
00:24:07,446 --> 00:24:10,625
I start out writing the
memoirs of a Navy chaplain,
567
00:24:10,649 --> 00:24:13,483
find myself penning a
history of the service.
568
00:24:13,519 --> 00:24:15,597
Where's that
girlfriend of yours?
569
00:24:15,621 --> 00:24:19,089
She's on the campaign trail,
and we're just friends, Dad.
570
00:24:19,125 --> 00:24:20,769
Don't wait too long, son.
571
00:24:20,793 --> 00:24:24,261
Thanks for showing up in
court to support Chief McBride.
572
00:24:24,297 --> 00:24:26,797
He's not the only
one I was supporting.
573
00:24:32,855 --> 00:24:34,855
The Chief told me
how you two met.
574
00:24:34,891 --> 00:24:36,790
I'd forgotten you were excluded
575
00:24:36,825 --> 00:24:39,026
from the "O" Club
even after the war.
576
00:24:39,061 --> 00:24:40,293
Mm-hmm.
577
00:24:40,329 --> 00:24:42,062
You and I have
never really talked
578
00:24:42,097 --> 00:24:43,230
about back then, Dad.
579
00:24:43,265 --> 00:24:45,349
That's because it was back then.
580
00:24:45,384 --> 00:24:46,883
What else don't I know?
581
00:24:46,919 --> 00:24:48,696
Well, times were different.
582
00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:50,687
We had to swallow our pride.
583
00:24:50,722 --> 00:24:53,223
In '48, they sent
me to Great Lakes.
584
00:24:53,259 --> 00:24:57,244
First day, instead of putting
me in the Chaplain's Office,
585
00:24:57,279 --> 00:25:00,297
they put me in the
steward's barracks.
586
00:25:00,332 --> 00:25:04,284
"Negro chaplains are for
Negro sailors," an officer told me.
587
00:25:06,355 --> 00:25:09,089
Great Lakes is where
you met Mom, though, huh?
588
00:25:09,124 --> 00:25:10,090
Yeah.
589
00:25:10,125 --> 00:25:11,625
She said, "If I marry you,
590
00:25:11,660 --> 00:25:14,227
"tell me I won't be
boxing up CARE packages
591
00:25:14,262 --> 00:25:16,029
to send to the Indian Ocean."
592
00:25:16,065 --> 00:25:18,715
I told her, "Black
sailors don't go to sea."
593
00:25:18,750 --> 00:25:22,052
Next thing you know,
you're on a ship in the Med.
594
00:25:23,422 --> 00:25:26,774
When I got back, my first
assignment was Pendleton.
595
00:25:26,809 --> 00:25:31,979
I remember a Marine
Colonel wrote in my Fitrep
596
00:25:32,014 --> 00:25:35,249
"He's a remarkable preacher.
597
00:25:35,284 --> 00:25:38,402
What's more, he's a Negro."
598
00:25:38,437 --> 00:25:41,672
S-So hard to hear.
599
00:25:41,707 --> 00:25:43,874
Your generation's
been through things
600
00:25:43,909 --> 00:25:46,076
my generation's
only read about, Dad.
601
00:25:46,111 --> 00:25:48,245
Things have changed, Sturgis.
602
00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:50,047
You've got a tough case.
603
00:25:50,082 --> 00:25:51,549
A man defied orders.
604
00:25:51,584 --> 00:25:55,886
Looking at the facts, color-
blind, and out of that context
605
00:25:55,922 --> 00:26:00,024
could be that all a court-
martial sees is a guilty man.
606
00:26:00,059 --> 00:26:03,811
MacKENZIE: Mr. Platt,
you oversaw the loading
607
00:26:03,846 --> 00:26:05,478
of ammunitions at Port Chicago?
608
00:26:05,514 --> 00:26:06,774
Yes, I was a Lieutenant
609
00:26:06,798 --> 00:26:10,367
in the 4th Division...
610
00:26:10,402 --> 00:26:11,701
Seaman McBride's unit.
611
00:26:11,737 --> 00:26:14,337
What happened on the
day of August 9, 1944?
612
00:26:14,373 --> 00:26:16,284
Well, that was about three weeks
613
00:26:16,308 --> 00:26:17,841
after the explosion.
614
00:26:17,876 --> 00:26:20,794
Uh, we were reassigned
to loading ammo
615
00:26:20,829 --> 00:26:21,873
at Mare Island.
616
00:26:21,897 --> 00:26:23,497
I, um, marched the men
617
00:26:23,532 --> 00:26:25,299
down to the water.
618
00:26:25,334 --> 00:26:27,033
Was Seaman McBride there?
619
00:26:27,068 --> 00:26:29,297
Yes, McBride was
calling cadence.
620
00:26:29,321 --> 00:26:31,388
We came to the
juncture in the road.
621
00:26:31,423 --> 00:26:33,101
On the right was
the parade ground.
622
00:26:33,125 --> 00:26:35,843
On the left was the ferry,
which was waiting to take us
623
00:26:35,878 --> 00:26:37,856
to the ammunition loading pier.
624
00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:39,463
What happened then?
625
00:26:39,498 --> 00:26:42,533
Forward... march.
626
00:26:42,568 --> 00:26:47,137
Left, left, left, right, left.
627
00:26:47,172 --> 00:26:50,324
Left, left, left, right, left.
628
00:26:50,359 --> 00:26:52,726
Column left.
629
00:26:54,863 --> 00:26:56,830
I said, "Column left."
630
00:26:56,865 --> 00:26:59,110
Are you men hard of hearing?
631
00:26:59,134 --> 00:27:02,152
I said, "Forward
march. Column left."
632
00:27:02,187 --> 00:27:05,489
Seaman McBride,
front and center.
633
00:27:05,524 --> 00:27:07,007
Yes, sir.
634
00:27:07,042 --> 00:27:08,492
You got a problem, seaman?
635
00:27:08,527 --> 00:27:10,761
I'm not loading ammunition, sir.
636
00:27:10,796 --> 00:27:12,507
You care to tell me why?
637
00:27:12,531 --> 00:27:13,864
I'm afraid, sir.
638
00:27:13,899 --> 00:27:15,049
It's not safe.
639
00:27:15,084 --> 00:27:18,185
If McBride's not going,
I'm going either, sir.
640
00:27:19,555 --> 00:27:21,338
I'm afraid, too, Lieutenant.
641
00:27:21,373 --> 00:27:24,341
MacKENZIE: Were
you afraid, Mr. Platt?
642
00:27:24,376 --> 00:27:26,843
A lot of officers
and friends died.
643
00:27:26,878 --> 00:27:29,196
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't.
644
00:27:29,231 --> 00:27:31,348
Yet, you chose to go back.
645
00:27:31,383 --> 00:27:33,550
Well, I... That is we...
we had a job to do.
646
00:27:33,585 --> 00:27:34,535
There were...
647
00:27:34,570 --> 00:27:36,347
There was a war going on
648
00:27:36,371 --> 00:27:38,133
and, uh, men were dying
649
00:27:38,157 --> 00:27:41,125
on islands all over the
Pacific, thousands of them.
650
00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:43,427
Did you consider
that the conditions
651
00:27:43,462 --> 00:27:45,546
loading ammunitions,
were unsafe?
652
00:27:45,581 --> 00:27:48,632
Well, when you're
talking about explosives,
653
00:27:48,667 --> 00:27:50,801
there's a risk, but...
654
00:27:50,836 --> 00:27:54,922
there were many more-hazardous
assignments in the Navy in '44.
655
00:27:54,957 --> 00:27:56,890
Thank you, Mr. Platt.
656
00:27:59,628 --> 00:28:04,765
Mr. Platt, on what basis did you
calculate your risk assessment?
657
00:28:04,800 --> 00:28:06,767
Assurances by my superiors.
658
00:28:06,802 --> 00:28:10,270
Who told you there were
no fuses in those bombs.
659
00:28:10,305 --> 00:28:11,488
That's right.
660
00:28:11,523 --> 00:28:13,991
That wasn't true
of all ordnance?
661
00:28:14,026 --> 00:28:18,495
Well, there were exceptions...
incendiary bombs, some mines.
662
00:28:18,530 --> 00:28:21,764
Generally, they
received special handling.
663
00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:23,751
"Generally"?
664
00:28:23,786 --> 00:28:26,620
The pace was so frenetic, it
was hard to control everything.
665
00:28:26,655 --> 00:28:29,590
Why a frenetic pace
with explosives, sir?
666
00:28:29,625 --> 00:28:33,127
We were trying to load
those ships as fast as possible.
667
00:28:33,162 --> 00:28:36,013
Were you aware that there
was betting among the officers
668
00:28:36,048 --> 00:28:37,780
to see whose men
could load the most tons
669
00:28:37,816 --> 00:28:38,766
in the shortest time?
670
00:28:38,801 --> 00:28:39,767
Objection. Relevance?
671
00:28:39,802 --> 00:28:41,613
I'm getting there, Your Honor.
672
00:28:41,637 --> 00:28:42,903
I'll allow it.
673
00:28:44,389 --> 00:28:45,688
There was betting.
674
00:28:45,724 --> 00:28:47,023
That's true.
675
00:28:47,059 --> 00:28:49,525
It was in the spirit
of competition.
676
00:28:49,561 --> 00:28:52,229
Weren't you concerned
that this competition
677
00:28:52,264 --> 00:28:54,615
might sacrifice
safety for speed, sir?
678
00:28:54,650 --> 00:28:56,628
It didn't occur
to me at the time.
679
00:28:56,652 --> 00:28:58,630
Isn't it true that a
Coast Guard detail
680
00:28:58,654 --> 00:29:00,120
was withdrawn from the port
681
00:29:00,155 --> 00:29:02,606
due to what they deemed
"unsafe conditions"?
682
00:29:02,641 --> 00:29:04,658
Yes, that happened.
683
00:29:04,693 --> 00:29:06,793
We know that the
seamen were accused
684
00:29:06,828 --> 00:29:08,828
of rough handling
after the blast.
685
00:29:08,864 --> 00:29:09,963
Were the men given
686
00:29:09,998 --> 00:29:12,065
any new training or instruction?
687
00:29:12,100 --> 00:29:13,801
Not that I know of, no.
688
00:29:13,836 --> 00:29:16,603
Were any changes implemented
689
00:29:16,638 --> 00:29:19,606
after the explosion, Mr. Platt?
690
00:29:19,641 --> 00:29:23,727
The men were issued... gloves.
691
00:29:23,762 --> 00:29:26,547
Thank you, Mr. Platt.
692
00:29:28,684 --> 00:29:29,916
Redirect, Your Honor.
693
00:29:29,952 --> 00:29:31,151
Go ahead, Lieutenant.
694
00:29:31,186 --> 00:29:32,485
If competition resulted
695
00:29:32,521 --> 00:29:35,155
in getting munitions to
our fighting men faster
696
00:29:35,190 --> 00:29:37,974
wouldn't you say competition
was a healthy thing?
697
00:29:38,009 --> 00:29:41,061
Healthy for the
war effort, yes...
698
00:29:44,616 --> 00:29:48,252
but, in retrospect,
it wasn't healthy
699
00:29:48,287 --> 00:29:51,588
for the 320 men,
both black and white,
700
00:29:51,623 --> 00:29:54,591
who died at Port Chicago.
701
00:29:54,626 --> 00:29:57,594
MacKENZIE: Good lesson
this morning, Lieutenant.
702
00:29:57,629 --> 00:30:00,063
Never ask a question
unless you know the answer.
703
00:30:00,099 --> 00:30:01,364
I knew the answer, ma'am.
704
00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:04,345
I just didn't expect our
witness to turn into such a wimp.
705
00:30:04,369 --> 00:30:07,337
Lieutenant, the request you
sent to the Naval Historical Center.
706
00:30:07,372 --> 00:30:08,555
You got something, ma'am.
707
00:30:08,590 --> 00:30:10,390
What is it, Lieutenant?
708
00:30:10,426 --> 00:30:12,786
Just drew a new card, ma'am.
709
00:30:14,729 --> 00:30:16,029
Mr. Gant
710
00:30:16,064 --> 00:30:18,932
you were a non-commissioned
officer at Port Chicago?
711
00:30:18,967 --> 00:30:20,578
Assigned to the 4th Division.
712
00:30:20,602 --> 00:30:22,736
Did you have any dealings
with Seaman McBride?
713
00:30:22,771 --> 00:30:25,883
A month before the
blast, I received a petition
714
00:30:25,907 --> 00:30:28,525
signed by him and
several of the other men.
715
00:30:28,560 --> 00:30:31,361
I forwarded it to the Base C.O.
716
00:30:31,396 --> 00:30:34,214
Your Honor, this is a
copy of that petition.
717
00:30:34,249 --> 00:30:37,312
The Naval Historical Center
found it in a search yesterday.
718
00:30:37,336 --> 00:30:40,971
Mr. Gant, please read the
highlighted portions for us.
719
00:30:47,012 --> 00:30:49,980
"The undersigned do
hereby protest conditions
720
00:30:50,015 --> 00:30:51,647
"at Port Chicago.
721
00:30:51,683 --> 00:30:55,085
"We ask the Navy to
review unfair labor practices
722
00:30:55,120 --> 00:30:58,054
"and the unjust treatment
of Negro seamen.
723
00:30:58,089 --> 00:31:00,724
"To quote Mr. Roosevelt
724
00:31:00,759 --> 00:31:03,493
"'We, the Negro
sailors of Port Chicago
725
00:31:03,528 --> 00:31:06,062
are waiting for a New Deal.'"
726
00:31:06,097 --> 00:31:08,064
Thank you.
727
00:31:08,099 --> 00:31:11,251
Was this the only time
that Seaman McBride
728
00:31:11,286 --> 00:31:13,754
expressed his
dissatisfaction to you?
729
00:31:13,789 --> 00:31:16,089
He griped to me after the blast.
730
00:31:16,125 --> 00:31:19,592
I was guarding him and
the other men in the brig.
731
00:31:24,532 --> 00:31:26,372
You may be on that side, boss,
732
00:31:26,401 --> 00:31:28,418
but we're all on the same side.
733
00:31:28,453 --> 00:31:30,565
How do you figure that, Seaman?
734
00:31:30,589 --> 00:31:31,855
The Navy's racist.
735
00:31:31,890 --> 00:31:34,358
They look at you and
me as mules for hauling.
736
00:31:34,393 --> 00:31:36,103
The world's not perfect, sailor
737
00:31:36,127 --> 00:31:37,605
but it would be a lot worse
738
00:31:37,629 --> 00:31:39,863
if the Germans or
Japanese won this war.
739
00:31:39,898 --> 00:31:42,432
Hitler and Tojo
never called me "boy."
740
00:31:42,467 --> 00:31:44,785
Those are treasonous
words, seaman.
741
00:31:44,820 --> 00:31:45,786
Just words.
742
00:31:45,821 --> 00:31:46,787
I tell you this much...
743
00:31:46,822 --> 00:31:48,633
No matter what the
Navy threatens us with
744
00:31:48,657 --> 00:31:49,623
we're not going back.
745
00:31:49,658 --> 00:31:51,191
And that's mutiny.
746
00:31:56,331 --> 00:31:59,866
Mr. Gant, why did
you come here to testify
747
00:31:59,902 --> 00:32:01,802
after all these years?
748
00:32:01,837 --> 00:32:05,149
I didn't agree with what
McBride and the others did.
749
00:32:05,173 --> 00:32:06,651
And why was that?
750
00:32:06,675 --> 00:32:09,320
I didn't like segregation
any more than them,
751
00:32:09,344 --> 00:32:11,477
but we were at war.
752
00:32:11,513 --> 00:32:14,631
My country, right or wrong.
753
00:32:14,666 --> 00:32:16,232
Thank you, Mr. Gant.
754
00:32:16,267 --> 00:32:18,802
Your Honor, the
government rests.
755
00:32:18,837 --> 00:32:20,320
Your witness, Commander.
756
00:32:20,355 --> 00:32:23,290
I have no questions, Your Honor.
757
00:32:31,550 --> 00:32:32,861
ANNOUNCER: Port Chicago...
758
00:32:32,885 --> 00:32:35,129
Where the worst stateside
accident of the present war
759
00:32:35,153 --> 00:32:36,553
wreaked destruction.
760
00:32:36,588 --> 00:32:38,722
In the bay is the wreckage
761
00:32:38,757 --> 00:32:40,034
of the munitions
ships that blew up.
762
00:32:40,058 --> 00:32:43,993
Nothing left,
save twisted steel.
763
00:32:44,029 --> 00:32:46,730
The pier is a scene of ruin
caused by the awesome blast
764
00:32:46,765 --> 00:32:50,133
that broke windows
50 miles away.
765
00:32:50,168 --> 00:32:52,869
Here, a steel fragment of
one ship was hurled two miles
766
00:32:52,905 --> 00:32:56,017
and driven into the pavement...
Watching movies at the office, huh?
767
00:32:56,041 --> 00:32:59,275
You know that an
Army Air Corps plane
768
00:32:59,311 --> 00:33:01,177
flying over the
blast at the time
769
00:33:01,212 --> 00:33:03,212
witnessed white-hot
chunks of metal
770
00:33:03,248 --> 00:33:05,248
the size of a garage
flying by them
771
00:33:05,283 --> 00:33:07,317
and they were at 9,000 feet.
772
00:33:07,352 --> 00:33:10,019
Still the history
buff, huh, Sturgis?
773
00:33:11,557 --> 00:33:13,289
You're in a good mood.
774
00:33:13,325 --> 00:33:14,858
I'm buying a house.
775
00:33:14,893 --> 00:33:16,860
What?
776
00:33:16,895 --> 00:33:18,506
I'll tell you later.
It's a long story.
777
00:33:18,530 --> 00:33:19,496
How's the case going?
778
00:33:19,531 --> 00:33:20,580
Prosecution's last witness
779
00:33:20,615 --> 00:33:22,082
just branded my client
780
00:33:22,117 --> 00:33:25,018
a militant traitor
to his country.
781
00:33:25,053 --> 00:33:27,254
Other than that,
I'm doing great.
782
00:33:27,289 --> 00:33:28,755
You want to discuss it?
783
00:33:28,790 --> 00:33:30,991
My father warned me, if
you remove the context,
784
00:33:31,026 --> 00:33:33,037
you got a man guilty
of disobeying orders.
785
00:33:33,061 --> 00:33:34,327
I might even lose on mutiny.
786
00:33:34,363 --> 00:33:36,696
Singer's played it smart,
sticking to the facts.
787
00:33:36,731 --> 00:33:40,216
You can't let Singer choose
the field of play, Sturgis.
788
00:33:40,251 --> 00:33:42,785
I let my heart lead my
head this time, man.
789
00:33:42,821 --> 00:33:45,338
I should have told McBride to
just take the SECNAV's offer.
790
00:33:45,374 --> 00:33:46,634
You know, emotions
791
00:33:46,658 --> 00:33:48,208
aren't always such a bad thing.
792
00:33:48,243 --> 00:33:50,021
Sometimes you
should listen to them.
793
00:33:50,045 --> 00:33:51,578
What's your heart telling you?
794
00:33:51,613 --> 00:33:54,514
That an old man who
wanted to serve his country
795
00:33:54,549 --> 00:33:55,932
got a raw deal.
796
00:33:55,967 --> 00:33:56,950
Injustice.
797
00:33:56,985 --> 00:33:58,162
That's right. Why?
798
00:33:58,186 --> 00:33:59,719
Racism.
799
00:33:59,755 --> 00:34:01,170
There's your argument.
800
00:34:01,206 --> 00:34:02,439
Racism.
801
00:34:02,474 --> 00:34:04,152
You need to make
Singer deal with it.
802
00:34:04,176 --> 00:34:06,559
It's not a legal argument.
803
00:34:06,594 --> 00:34:08,239
Make it a legal argument. How?
804
00:34:08,263 --> 00:34:10,079
Singer brought in an historian.
805
00:34:10,114 --> 00:34:13,149
You need to bring in someone
who can paint a picture
806
00:34:13,184 --> 00:34:15,601
of how life was for
the black man in 1944.
807
00:34:15,637 --> 00:34:18,471
Now, you must know
someone who can do that.
808
00:34:18,506 --> 00:34:20,307
Chaplain Turner...
809
00:34:20,342 --> 00:34:22,842
you entered the Navy in 1944?
810
00:34:22,877 --> 00:34:25,511
After I got out of the seminary.
811
00:34:25,547 --> 00:34:26,913
What was the situation
812
00:34:26,949 --> 00:34:28,692
for African-Americans
in the Navy?
813
00:34:28,716 --> 00:34:32,485
It was separate and unequal.
814
00:34:32,520 --> 00:34:36,539
At that time, there were
150,000 black sailors,
815
00:34:36,575 --> 00:34:38,708
all trained,
816
00:34:38,743 --> 00:34:40,443
ready to fight,
817
00:34:40,478 --> 00:34:44,180
but aside from a
few rare exceptions,
818
00:34:44,216 --> 00:34:46,182
the Navy wouldn't let them.
819
00:34:46,218 --> 00:34:48,801
You knew the accused when
he was in the Navy, is that right?
820
00:34:48,837 --> 00:34:51,805
Yes, we met in '48.
821
00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:54,240
Seaman McBride had
returned to Great Lakes
822
00:34:54,275 --> 00:34:56,008
to go to gunnery school.
823
00:34:56,044 --> 00:34:57,677
How did you find the seaman?
824
00:34:57,712 --> 00:35:00,663
Headstrong, but
a good young man.
825
00:35:00,698 --> 00:35:02,682
Given the context of the times,
826
00:35:02,717 --> 00:35:05,252
would you consider
the Chief's refusal
827
00:35:05,287 --> 00:35:09,205
to go back to loading munitions
at Port Chicago justified?
828
00:35:09,241 --> 00:35:11,825
The Navy's struggle
with civil rights
829
00:35:11,860 --> 00:35:14,194
has mirrored that
of our country.
830
00:35:14,229 --> 00:35:17,697
The Navy took a lead in
desegregation after the war
831
00:35:17,732 --> 00:35:23,302
because of protest by
men like Aubrey McBride.
832
00:35:23,338 --> 00:35:28,074
The Chief was only asking to
be treated like everyone else...
833
00:35:28,110 --> 00:35:29,992
No more, no less.
834
00:35:30,028 --> 00:35:32,596
Yes, I think he was justified
835
00:35:32,631 --> 00:35:35,215
in asking for the same
opportunity to serve
836
00:35:35,250 --> 00:35:40,220
and, if necessary...
die for his country.
837
00:35:40,255 --> 00:35:42,688
Thank you, Chaplain Turner.
838
00:35:46,077 --> 00:35:47,727
Lieutenant.
839
00:35:51,817 --> 00:35:53,795
Your Honor, I have no more...
840
00:35:53,819 --> 00:35:55,184
One question, Your Honor.
841
00:35:56,588 --> 00:35:58,454
Go ahead, Colonel.
842
00:35:58,490 --> 00:36:00,156
Chaplain, if you had been there
843
00:36:00,192 --> 00:36:02,758
that day at Port Chicago,
as a superior officer,
844
00:36:02,794 --> 00:36:05,278
what would you have told
Seaman McBride to do?
845
00:36:12,737 --> 00:36:15,388
I'd have told him
to go back to work.
846
00:36:15,424 --> 00:36:17,273
Why, sir?
847
00:36:17,309 --> 00:36:19,926
Because it was an order.
848
00:36:19,961 --> 00:36:22,195
Thank you, Chaplain Turner.
849
00:36:24,832 --> 00:36:27,378
Everything seems
in order, Harriet.
850
00:36:27,402 --> 00:36:28,963
It's pretty straightforward.
851
00:36:28,987 --> 00:36:30,219
Maybe to you, sir.
852
00:36:30,254 --> 00:36:31,488
To me, it's Greek.
853
00:36:31,523 --> 00:36:32,822
I can't thank you enough.
854
00:36:32,858 --> 00:36:34,869
Finally get that fridge fixed?
855
00:36:34,893 --> 00:36:36,409
I'm working on it.
856
00:36:36,445 --> 00:36:38,778
I need to ask you
both a question.
857
00:36:38,813 --> 00:36:40,947
If you murder cocounsel
in the courtroom,
858
00:36:40,982 --> 00:36:42,615
can you cop an insanity plea?
859
00:36:42,650 --> 00:36:43,811
Absolutely. Yes.
860
00:36:43,835 --> 00:36:44,784
I thought so.
861
00:36:44,819 --> 00:36:46,530
You and Bud bought that house?
862
00:36:46,554 --> 00:36:48,054
Set to close in 30 days, ma'am.
863
00:36:48,089 --> 00:36:49,867
Bud must be so psyched.
864
00:36:49,891 --> 00:36:51,391
What did he say?
865
00:36:54,462 --> 00:36:56,740
He does know, doesn't he?
866
00:36:56,764 --> 00:36:57,964
Harriet?
867
00:36:57,999 --> 00:37:01,250
I may have been
a little unspecific.
868
00:37:01,286 --> 00:37:03,286
About buying a house?
869
00:37:03,321 --> 00:37:04,337
And you helped.
870
00:37:04,373 --> 00:37:05,772
What were you thinking?
871
00:37:05,807 --> 00:37:09,091
That his approval went
with his power of attorney.
872
00:37:10,979 --> 00:37:12,646
I'm so sorry, sir.
873
00:37:12,681 --> 00:37:14,648
I-I should have told him.
874
00:37:14,683 --> 00:37:16,650
I was gonna...
875
00:37:16,685 --> 00:37:19,969
Uh, sir, uh,
876
00:37:20,004 --> 00:37:22,538
if you don't want to continue
giving me legal advice...
877
00:37:22,574 --> 00:37:23,906
I have advice for you, Harriet.
878
00:37:23,941 --> 00:37:25,058
It's just not legal.
879
00:37:28,263 --> 00:37:30,174
What are you doing
with Bud's stuff?
880
00:37:30,198 --> 00:37:31,680
Getting it out of my office.
881
00:37:31,716 --> 00:37:32,948
Your office?
882
00:37:32,984 --> 00:37:34,862
The Admiral gave it to
me. Didn't he tell you?
883
00:37:34,886 --> 00:37:37,403
No. I'm sure he'll
get around to it.
884
00:37:37,439 --> 00:37:39,839
In the meantime, what do you
want me to do with this junk?
885
00:37:43,745 --> 00:37:45,640
Chief, when you
volunteered for the Navy,
886
00:37:45,664 --> 00:37:47,007
what were your expectations?
887
00:37:47,031 --> 00:37:50,667
The recruiter said, "White
boys are dying in the Pacific.
888
00:37:50,702 --> 00:37:53,436
They're going to let
you colored boys fight."
889
00:37:53,472 --> 00:37:56,038
Now, I didn't like the
idea of anybody dying
890
00:37:56,074 --> 00:37:58,307
but I wanted to fight.
891
00:37:58,343 --> 00:38:00,755
And when you got
to Port Chicago?
892
00:38:00,779 --> 00:38:05,314
I thought, "I'm not going
to get killed in the Pacific.
893
00:38:05,350 --> 00:38:08,485
I'm going to get
blown up in California."
894
00:38:08,520 --> 00:38:10,587
You witnessed the
explosion, Chief?
895
00:38:10,622 --> 00:38:13,256
And I was there the next day.
896
00:38:13,291 --> 00:38:15,825
We were searching for bodies.
897
00:38:15,861 --> 00:38:17,394
It was awful...
898
00:38:17,429 --> 00:38:21,698
Just parts, unrecognizable,
white or black.
899
00:38:21,733 --> 00:38:25,351
Looking at that, you
realize we're all the same.
900
00:38:25,387 --> 00:38:27,520
Why didn't you go back to work?
901
00:38:27,555 --> 00:38:29,522
It wasn't safe, sir.
902
00:38:29,557 --> 00:38:31,157
Why?
903
00:38:31,192 --> 00:38:33,342
We were moving too fast.
904
00:38:33,378 --> 00:38:35,778
Men were learning on the job.
905
00:38:35,814 --> 00:38:37,447
I was a winch operator
906
00:38:37,482 --> 00:38:39,677
hoisting bombs onto the ships.
907
00:38:39,701 --> 00:38:42,819
One day a sailor on
deck shouted up to me
908
00:38:42,854 --> 00:38:44,915
that there was something
wrong with the rig.
909
00:38:44,939 --> 00:38:47,407
Was there a problem, Chief?
910
00:38:47,442 --> 00:38:51,282
The officer on duty said the
rig looked okay to him, but...
911
00:38:52,797 --> 00:38:55,765
Come on! We're 30
tons behind, seamen!
912
00:38:55,801 --> 00:38:57,433
Keep it moving!
913
00:38:58,503 --> 00:38:59,602
Let's go!
914
00:39:00,955 --> 00:39:03,139
Look out! It's coming down!
915
00:39:03,175 --> 00:39:05,358
Look out! The bridle broke!
916
00:39:05,394 --> 00:39:06,692
It's going to blow!
917
00:39:08,580 --> 00:39:10,680
Cool it! Calm down!
918
00:39:10,715 --> 00:39:12,515
It's not hot!
919
00:39:12,550 --> 00:39:14,083
God, don't you know anything?
920
00:39:14,119 --> 00:39:15,797
McBRIDE: Well, that's just it.
921
00:39:15,821 --> 00:39:17,954
We didn't know anything.
922
00:39:17,989 --> 00:39:20,924
The officers told us the
bombs weren't dangerous
923
00:39:20,959 --> 00:39:24,760
but a lot of them took off
running with the rest of us.
924
00:39:24,796 --> 00:39:27,997
In the brig, you said you
thought the Navy was racist.
925
00:39:28,033 --> 00:39:29,748
Why?
926
00:39:29,784 --> 00:39:32,285
Look at the hand the
Navy dealt us, Commander.
927
00:39:32,320 --> 00:39:36,989
They gave us the menial
jobs, the hazardous jobs.
928
00:39:37,024 --> 00:39:39,041
The Navy based its mutiny case
929
00:39:39,076 --> 00:39:42,211
on observation of a
meeting held in the brig.
930
00:39:42,247 --> 00:39:44,380
Was this meeting
about planning a mutiny?
931
00:39:44,415 --> 00:39:45,610
No, sir.
932
00:39:45,634 --> 00:39:47,900
It was about obeying orders.
933
00:39:47,936 --> 00:39:49,568
Fights were breaking out
934
00:39:49,604 --> 00:39:51,804
and a bunch of us
told the boys to cool it...
935
00:39:51,839 --> 00:39:54,474
Obey the guards.
936
00:39:54,509 --> 00:39:56,720
So you're saying it was a
conspiracy to obey orders?
937
00:39:56,744 --> 00:39:58,222
Objection. Withdrawn.
938
00:39:58,246 --> 00:40:01,347
Chief, that day that you
refused to return to duty,
939
00:40:01,382 --> 00:40:03,916
did you believe you
were disobeying orders?
940
00:40:03,952 --> 00:40:06,569
We didn't refuse to go back.
941
00:40:06,604 --> 00:40:09,204
We refused to return
to the same conditions
942
00:40:09,240 --> 00:40:10,873
that caused the blast.
943
00:40:10,909 --> 00:40:14,744
We wanted answers so
it wouldn't happen again...
944
00:40:14,779 --> 00:40:17,446
and they gave us gloves.
945
00:40:17,481 --> 00:40:20,132
Thank you, Chief.
946
00:40:22,487 --> 00:40:24,420
Chief, would you have us believe
947
00:40:24,455 --> 00:40:26,901
that there was no talk in
the brig of work stoppage?
948
00:40:26,925 --> 00:40:29,659
I'd be lying if I told you
949
00:40:29,694 --> 00:40:31,778
there were no words
uttered in anger.
950
00:40:31,813 --> 00:40:34,242
And do you acknowledge that
orders were given to return to work?
951
00:40:34,266 --> 00:40:35,431
Yes, ma'am.
952
00:40:35,467 --> 00:40:37,745
And yet you chose
not to follow them.
953
00:40:37,769 --> 00:40:39,402
That's right, Lieutenant.
954
00:40:39,437 --> 00:40:42,071
Tell me, then, how can we
come to any other conclusion
955
00:40:42,106 --> 00:40:44,346
except that you were
willfully disobeying orders?
956
00:40:45,777 --> 00:40:49,512
Back then, the Navy didn't
see us as fighting men.
957
00:40:49,547 --> 00:40:51,581
It saw the color of our skin
958
00:40:51,616 --> 00:40:54,149
and it saw cheap,
expendable labor.
959
00:40:54,185 --> 00:40:56,719
Discrimination is unlawful.
960
00:40:56,755 --> 00:41:01,173
To me, Lieutenant, that
makes the orders unlawful.
961
00:41:01,209 --> 00:41:02,775
This was 1944, Chief.
962
00:41:02,811 --> 00:41:04,527
The law was different.
963
00:41:04,562 --> 00:41:07,680
The values of the
Navy were still the same.
964
00:41:07,715 --> 00:41:09,081
Same as they are today.
965
00:41:09,117 --> 00:41:10,377
I don't think we're here
966
00:41:10,401 --> 00:41:12,569
to put the values
of the Navy on trial.
967
00:41:12,604 --> 00:41:14,215
In fact, I think,
Chief, Lieutenant...
968
00:41:14,239 --> 00:41:15,800
you're here to
shame this institution
969
00:41:15,824 --> 00:41:17,039
into an admission of guilt.
970
00:41:17,074 --> 00:41:18,324
Objection, Your Honor.
971
00:41:18,360 --> 00:41:19,575
Sustained.
972
00:41:19,611 --> 00:41:21,994
Do you have a
question, Lieutenant?
973
00:41:22,029 --> 00:41:23,879
I have an answer, Your Honor.
974
00:41:23,915 --> 00:41:26,415
Okay.
975
00:41:26,450 --> 00:41:28,635
Go ahead, Chief McBride.
976
00:41:28,670 --> 00:41:31,337
I'm not here to shame the Navy.
977
00:41:31,372 --> 00:41:33,706
I served her for 30 years.
978
00:41:33,742 --> 00:41:36,375
I have a grandson in
the Arabian Sea right now
979
00:41:36,411 --> 00:41:38,144
and I'm proud of him.
980
00:41:38,179 --> 00:41:39,846
I love the Navy.
981
00:41:39,881 --> 00:41:41,514
I love my country.
982
00:41:41,550 --> 00:41:43,783
But that doesn't
change the fact that
983
00:41:43,818 --> 00:41:46,686
what happened to me and
49 other men was wrong.
984
00:41:46,721 --> 00:41:50,924
The Navy teaches
responsibility, and this is one time
985
00:41:50,959 --> 00:41:54,426
the Navy needs to
take that lesson to heart.
986
00:42:00,919 --> 00:42:03,953
The accused and
counsel will rise.
987
00:42:06,524 --> 00:42:08,424
You may publish your findings.
988
00:42:08,460 --> 00:42:12,111
Chief Petty Officer
Aubrey McBride
989
00:42:12,146 --> 00:42:14,179
United States Navy, retired,
990
00:42:14,215 --> 00:42:16,816
on the charge and
specification of mutiny,
991
00:42:16,851 --> 00:42:18,751
this court finds you not guilty.
992
00:42:18,787 --> 00:42:21,987
On the charges and
specifications of insubordination
993
00:42:22,022 --> 00:42:23,372
and disobeying orders
994
00:42:23,407 --> 00:42:26,175
this court finds you not guilty.
995
00:42:26,210 --> 00:42:27,910
This court is dismissed.
996
00:42:29,180 --> 00:42:30,324
Thank you, Commander.
997
00:42:30,348 --> 00:42:31,881
Thank you. You
are welcome, Chief.
998
00:42:31,916 --> 00:42:33,816
Congratulations, Chief.
999
00:42:33,852 --> 00:42:36,936
You were right. He's good.
1000
00:42:36,971 --> 00:42:38,821
Chief McBride, I
think this is a verdict
1001
00:42:38,856 --> 00:42:40,240
we're happy to live with.
1002
00:42:40,275 --> 00:42:41,974
Congratulations, Chief.
1003
00:42:42,009 --> 00:42:43,559
You fought the good fight.
1004
00:42:43,594 --> 00:42:45,093
You too, Lieutenant.
1005
00:42:47,649 --> 00:42:50,282
Chaplain, I owe you
1006
00:42:50,318 --> 00:42:52,697
but I have one
more favor to ask.
1007
00:42:52,721 --> 00:42:54,220
Name it.
1008
00:42:56,290 --> 00:42:57,401
And Lord
1009
00:42:57,425 --> 00:42:59,993
may the soul of Randall,
our comrade in arms,
1010
00:43:00,028 --> 00:43:02,829
and the souls of all
the faithfully departed,
1011
00:43:02,864 --> 00:43:05,464
rest in peace. Amen.
1012
00:43:05,500 --> 00:43:07,266
Amen.
1013
00:43:07,301 --> 00:43:08,567
Thank you, Chaplain,
1014
00:43:08,603 --> 00:43:11,104
for helping me to
honor an old friend.
1015
00:43:11,139 --> 00:43:12,771
Don't mention it.
1016
00:43:12,807 --> 00:43:14,440
Randall told me when his kids
1017
00:43:14,476 --> 00:43:16,709
used to ask him
what he did in the war,
1018
00:43:16,744 --> 00:43:18,578
he'd lie.
1019
00:43:18,613 --> 00:43:21,030
Told them he
worked in a factory.
1020
00:43:21,065 --> 00:43:23,110
The way things
were at Port Chicago
1021
00:43:23,134 --> 00:43:24,979
wasn't that far from the truth.
1022
00:43:25,003 --> 00:43:27,487
I'm sure there are others
who did the same, Chief.
1023
00:43:27,522 --> 00:43:29,722
I had my day in
court, Commander.
1024
00:43:29,757 --> 00:43:31,324
I'm grateful to you.
1025
00:43:31,359 --> 00:43:34,210
There are 49
others still waiting.
1026
00:43:34,245 --> 00:43:37,080
You're talking about
an uphill battle, Chief:
1027
00:43:37,115 --> 00:43:38,614
going to Congress.
1028
00:43:38,649 --> 00:43:41,917
What's on your schedule
tomorrow, Commander?
1029
00:43:41,953 --> 00:43:44,320
I suspect I'll be getting a call
1030
00:43:44,355 --> 00:43:45,921
bright and early, 0800.
1031
00:43:45,957 --> 00:43:47,640
Make that 0900.
1032
00:43:47,675 --> 00:43:49,642
I'm mellowing in my old age.
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