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the any grow soldier is a 1944 documentary intended to encourage african-americans to enlist in the u.s. army during world war ii. the film traces the attribution during war and peace and showing their work as teachers, judges, scientists, artist, musicians, athletes and soldiers. in 2011, this 40-minute film was chosen to be preserved in the film registry of the congress and was recently restored by the national archives. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ my prepared text today was to have been make thiy name be remembered in all generation. but i think i'm going to depart from my prepared sermon. while i was listening to the sergeant so low, i kept looking up our service, i was thinking of the men who serve us. i see some of them here this morning. sergeant jackson, lieutenant carter and. >> first class is right. >> i met somebody that haven't seen quite a long time. the last time i saw this man, well, one of my members got me a ticket to yankee stadium to see joe lewis versus max. and much for greater state. and joe lewis, training for the fight of his life. this time it's a fight between man and man, but between nation and nation to fight for the real championship to determine which way of life shall survive, their way or our way. this time we must see no return engagement. and the american states. the german states, the bible of the nazis, the gospel, according to hitler. i'm not going to read all of this and if our forefathers had made their decisions by the same nonsense as the present day does, we would possess a third of our existing territory. further, he says, from time to time the illustrative papers show how a any grnegro, a lawye teacher and perhaps even a minister. it never dawns on the middle class america, that this is truly a sin against all reason, that it is criminal madness to train until one believes one has made a lawyer of him. this book was written 20 years ago. the plan which it foreshadowed has become a reality. and the naziss now instruct their disciples, in turn, such as these. we must strive, by any means to conquer the world any methods are permissible, lie, betray, kill, and kill and kill again. kill the russians, checks, don't stop, whether you have an old man, a woman, a girl or boy, kill. we want to create our great german empire. we must exterminate everybody who stands against us. the liberty of the whole earth depends on the out come of this context. americans have always guarded liberty. the seed took root in boston. that city is the burial ground, 1660. within this ground are buried the victims of the boston massacre, march 5, 1770. the first to die in the boston massacre was christmas adams. the freedoms caused the wise contend, dear to our country show your fame extend, why to the world, the letter stone shall tell, caldwell, gray and maverick bell. and comfort bridge, sam john, helped to fire the shots from around the world. at bunker hill on june 17th, 1775, comes along peter, a colored man who carried it at lexington, and bunker hill. and with this shot the major and on christmas day, 1776 when all but the bravest hearts had lost hope, prince took his place alongside those who pushed on. in the winter of '78 at valley forge, george washington wrote, our soldiers have been weak without food. they are naked and startled. we cannot admire the unshakable patient of loyalty. here is samuel, thousands of others left their bleeding footprints in the snow. in this war, the people of the new world won their independence. they joined hands and 13 colonies became the united states. then the people of the new republic begin to feel. together they pioneered and together they made territories into states. by 1812, a wilderness was becoming a great nation. then came war. at lake eerie, we have met the enemy and they are ours. and in new orleans when general jackson said they should not speak on our soil, thomas wilson was there. america began to build ships then came 1861. the government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish for this earth. malice toward none, charity for all. then america began to rebuild. >> man, i'm going to cuba. >> cuba? >> with united. >> jim fought in the spanish american war shs the 24th and 25th industry added to the long record new. >> i'm jim. >> after we cleaned up in cuba, we went on with building factories, cities. as for me, well, i went to panama. >> a little job. connecting the atlantic and pacific, a little job. . jim wasn't there, but his sons were, serving with the 1813th pioneer regimen, the 332nd battalion and 808 pioneer regimen. fighting on the front. 372nd on the plains. 371st. and the 369 in the argon. 369th fought on the line of fire for 191 days, not a man had been captured, not a foot of ground. the first american troop to receive the 369th and to action above and beyond the call of duty, many received honored medal. when they cleaned up in france, the boys came marching home. among them was henry johnson, and captured 28 german, for which the french nation decorated them for exceptional bravery. there were those among the honored at arlington, samuel washington, wall to waters, william fox, john sims, young, charles young colonel, united states army. and to their memory, stone and, tributes of a grateful nation, to commemorate their heroism and sacrifice of all colored soldiers who served in the various wars, engaged in by the united states of america that a lasting record shall be made of their unselfish devotion to duty. and in france the french people erected a memorial to the 371st infantry. this stone and the ground on which it stands are dedicated to the any grow troops who fought and died here on april 23rd, 1918. 23 years later on june 15, 1941 and invading german army, yes, the naziss destroyed our monuments in france, but our monuments stand and will always stand, the founder of tuskegee institute, he lifted the vail of ignorance of his people and pointed the way. the late george washington carver, honored in the chemistry of agriculture and the men and women building the monuments of tomorrow, law, elected judge of new york city courts serving his second ten-year term, explore, the only other american when our flag was pointed on the north pole. medicine, leading new york city surgeon, father of the blues, but publisher, contributing to the war, education, principal of new york city public school. cu cue rater and international prize winning sculpture, singer. men and women and every walk of life, all trained and educated. >> howard, hampton. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ men's high jump. germany. >> japan. >> the tree of liberty had borne these fruits. it's a mighty tree with roots deep in the ground of america. its pain has spread to the four corners of the earth, men of every fate, color, tone, have helped to nourish it and to sow its seed on new ground, all men stand in admiration of it. the japanese, the fields of the new order. there is not a man alive to know the crime can be adventurous. in europe, by order of the german army high command, thousands of innocent men, women and children have been shot and hanged in asia, the japanese ar army. there are those who will tell you that japan is the savior of the colored races. on december 7th, -- >> my voice of the infran trant. i got a letter from him last night. he's an officer. >> robert, did he get to be an officer. >> yes. he said so right here. dear mama, at last it's happened. i'm an officer. robert a, infantry. don't it sound good. of course, i haven't gotten it yet, but i'm on my way to officer's candidate school for four months and if i passed the examination and graduate, will get my commission, i'll be an officer. now, i can do it, mama. if i can go through those first 13 weeks the way i did, i could go through anything. that morning at the railroad, i didn't know which side was up, but misery sure loves company. when i said good-bye to you, i was laughing, but i was in tears. at someplace in the middle of no place. >> we're glad to welcome you here today and very glad to see all of your happy, smiling faces. our fellows during the few days that you'll be us, you'll be be converted, you'll be interviewed by someone who inquire into your past life before you came into the army. >> i'll construct and gun parts. >> what machines did you operate. >> i operate. >> just told you how to get along with this man's army. my painful duty to tell you if you don't get along. regarding this, it isn't a form of stability. it's a form of recognition used of the military service. the average man when he first led the salute. he's offering a strange gesture to him and he feels shy. he sneaks his hand off in this manner and gives the broken hand to him. lowers his eyes gently and it's like that. stand like your soldier, bring your hand up to forehead and the center of the right eye and make sure you thumb is alongside your thumb because if it's out here, they may misconstrue it. then cut the hand to the side, don't let it drop down like a dead fish. >> sit down. >> we kept passing trains going back and forth all over the country. we finally arrived at a place called "military secret." but this much i can tell you, it was cold. >> i bet right now, mama, i can make a bed better than you can. but before i had a chance to get the bed warm, there i was. in the beginning it was all feet. -- then came the cross country marching. the top of the day and shot of the night, you'll get use to it. if you can't take it, they've got doctors. some of the best in the country, specialists in every field. and in our dental clinic. but even so, this is one that no soldier likes. but after all of the making beds and pealing potatoes and drilling and marching, they give you a rifle and teach you to shoot it. in no time at all i can hit the broad side of the bun. it was fun. it's not all work. there's football, baseball, boxing and, oh, yes, ping-pong. if you want to read, there's a library. can you imagine me listening to po poetry. it came in good. we were sat on a detail to a nearby camp. i saw some that was beautiful to be behold. these girls have forgotten more about jeeps and trucks than she'll ever know. and the next day was saturday night. in this man's army they want you to be tough, but tough -- and i mean tough. and tough in the army means a good fighter who can stand up against a strong enemy and beat him to the draw, and after a hard week, a soldier welcomes a sunday. >> there are five times as many men with high school education in our armed forces than were in world war i. this has meant an increase in officer candidate. they tell us in the present war, there are three times as colored officers as in world war i. of a score, and commissions and taking their place alongside those who come from any one of hundreds of rotc schools and the greatest of all military institutions, west point. >> the next time you see me i'll be wearing an officer's uniform, ready to get in there and get this over with. >> that's a promise. >> thank you, that's a promise millions of americans have made. thousands have put it into action, every camp many are getting their final work out and tuskegee, more pilots are earning their wings. in a short while these young officers will be full flej combat flyers. taking their place at the controls of our fighter planes. high above their native land, they fly. tomorrow, what a surprise the nazis will get in black, brown, yellow and white men, all americans, land on the airfield of berlin and tokyo. they know in a fight all that is e evil, truth must be ready. no waiting for weather or temperature, any weather can be good weather. and they're determined to get it done, come what may. and the men we knew cook, entertainers, carpenters, farmers, or today soldiers in a modern army, tank man, gunners, radio operator and motor mechanic. every man, school in the meaning of team work. every man qualifies to replace any of his teammates at any time. every man ready to do his share. the engineers, the fighting buildings, ready to build bridges, highways, railroads. quarter master, who moves troops and supplies to provide fuel. ready to patrol, scalp, harris. ready for swiss and decisive and the infantry men. backbone of the army. >> hit that water! this training has met the acid test of war. across the pacific, across the atlantic. the shadow of defeat hangs over the axis partners as the allies liberate town after town. but the job isn't finished. this is only the beginning. to win the final victory over germany and japan, our blows must be dealt harder and faster. and with all our strength. there can be no letup in the flow of supplies. more and more food, equipment, and ammunition must reach our troops in the battle areas. more airports. landing fields. docks. bridges. and roads must be built. our troops must build them through the swamps of the south pacific. the snows of the far north. over the mountains of india. and across the rivers of europe. build them in record time. and under enemy fire. build them right into the heart of berlin and tokyo. ♪ ♪ >> robert brooks. colin kelley. mayer levine. derry miller. soldiers who knew no fear. men who would defend even unto death the land of their birth. soldiers who believed in this great country. to the enemy, our country is something to destroy. our homes. our right to worship god. our little belongings. something to crush, to shackle, to plunder. o god, we thank you for this land which our fathers have helped to build. grant that we may, with your help, be worthy of this heritage. and in our turn, enrich it for our children. so that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from this earth. ♪ onward christian soldiers marching as to war ♪ ♪ with the pride of freedom flowing on before ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ when the nation calls on men to march ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ when the walls come tumbling down ♪