December 6, 2025
December 6, 2025
On the sunny Sunday morning of December 7, 1941, Messman Doris Miller had served breakfast aboard the USS West Virginia, stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and was collecting laundry when the first of...
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December 7, 2025 at 4:54 AM
December 6, 2025
Dorie Miller, a Black Navy messman aboard the USS Enterprise, despite no weapon training, risked his life and shot down, under fire, several enemy planes during Pearl Harbor. President Roosevelt had to order the Navy to honor Miller. On May 27, 1942 Miller received the Navy Cross. Glad you asked.
May 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Dorie Miller, a Black Navy messman aboard the USS Enterprise, despite no weapon training, risked his life and shot down, under fire, several enemy planes during Pearl Harbor. President Roosevelt had to order the Navy to honor Miller. On May 27, 1942 Miller received the Navy Cross. Glad you asked.
Admiral (and Texan) Chester Nimitz pins the Navy Cross on fellow Texan Doris "Dorie" Miller, a Messman Third Class in the United States Navy, in a ceremony on May 27, 1942. Miller was being cited for his bravery during the attack on Pearl Harbor six months earlier. Dorie died at sea on 11/24/1943.
May 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Admiral (and Texan) Chester Nimitz pins the Navy Cross on fellow Texan Doris "Dorie" Miller, a Messman Third Class in the United States Navy, in a ceremony on May 27, 1942. Miller was being cited for his bravery during the attack on Pearl Harbor six months earlier. Dorie died at sea on 11/24/1943.
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This is an important read. I appreciate @hcrichardson.bsky.social every day. Never forget #December7. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-6...
December 6, 2024
On the sunny Sunday morning of December 7, 1941, Messman Doris Miller had served breakfast aboard the USS West Virginia, stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and was collecting laundry when the first of...
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December 7, 2024 at 1:46 PM
This is an important read. I appreciate @hcrichardson.bsky.social every day. Never forget #December7. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-6...
December 6, 2024
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December 6, 2024
On the sunny Sunday morning of December 7, 1941, Messman Doris Miller had served breakfast aboard the USS West Virginia, stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and was collecting laundry when the first of...
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December 6, 2024
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Messman Lauriston G Clarke (Canadian Merchant Navy). Nov. 23, 1941.
May 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Messman Lauriston G Clarke (Canadian Merchant Navy). Nov. 23, 1941.
Doris “Dorie” Miller was a 22-year-old Black messman aboard the USS West Virginia when Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941.
—a reminder that institutions can celebrate a single act of Black bravery while resisting structural change that bravery demands.
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—a reminder that institutions can celebrate a single act of Black bravery while resisting structural change that bravery demands.
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Dorie Miller: A Story America Tried Not to Tell
From ‘Unnamed Negro Messman’ to American Hero
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December 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Doris “Dorie” Miller was a 22-year-old Black messman aboard the USS West Virginia when Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941.
—a reminder that institutions can celebrate a single act of Black bravery while resisting structural change that bravery demands.
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—a reminder that institutions can celebrate a single act of Black bravery while resisting structural change that bravery demands.
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USS W. Virginia; Messman Doris Miller; Code Talkers WWII; Franklin Roosevelt
December 7, 2025 at 6:05 AM
USS W. Virginia; Messman Doris Miller; Code Talkers WWII; Franklin Roosevelt
Must-read: Historian Heather Cox Richardson connects the dots between the bombing of Pearl Harbor and what we face today.
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December 6, 2024
On the sunny Sunday morning of December 7, 1941, Messman Doris Miller had served breakfast aboard the USS West Virginia, stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and was collecting laundry when the first of...
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December 7, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Must-read: Historian Heather Cox Richardson connects the dots between the bombing of Pearl Harbor and what we face today.
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A good read and food for thought.
Authoritarian governments enrich a few.
Our Constitution encompasses us all.
And Doris Miller represents the best of us.
Thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for this reminder.
December 6, 2024
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Authoritarian governments enrich a few.
Our Constitution encompasses us all.
And Doris Miller represents the best of us.
Thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for this reminder.
December 6, 2024
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December 6, 2024
On the sunny Sunday morning of December 7, 1941, Messman Doris Miller had served breakfast aboard the USS West Virginia, stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and was collecting laundry when the first of...
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December 8, 2024 at 12:29 PM
A good read and food for thought.
Authoritarian governments enrich a few.
Our Constitution encompasses us all.
And Doris Miller represents the best of us.
Thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for this reminder.
December 6, 2024
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Authoritarian governments enrich a few.
Our Constitution encompasses us all.
And Doris Miller represents the best of us.
Thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for this reminder.
December 6, 2024
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In recognition of Black History Month, I thought I’d share a photo of the integrated crew of USS MONITOR, cooking the crew’s meal.
One of a series of nine photos taken by James F. Gibson, 9 July 1862.
One of a series of nine photos taken by James F. Gibson, 9 July 1862.
February 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
In recognition of Black History Month, I thought I’d share a photo of the integrated crew of USS MONITOR, cooking the crew’s meal.
One of a series of nine photos taken by James F. Gibson, 9 July 1862.
One of a series of nine photos taken by James F. Gibson, 9 July 1862.
Heather Cox Richardson on Pearl Harbor and Donald Trump: heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-6...
December 6, 2024
On the sunny Sunday morning of December 7, 1941, Messman Doris Miller had served breakfast aboard the USS West Virginia, stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and was collecting laundry when the first of...
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December 7, 2024 at 4:21 AM
Heather Cox Richardson on Pearl Harbor and Donald Trump: heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-6...
Phone Call. Written by John Messman.
November 15, 2023 at 7:51 PM
Phone Call. Written by John Messman.
Jim Crow affected black sailors in the U.S. Navy, as it did in civil life. Fear of a black petty officer giving an order to a white sailor so worried leadership that blacks were pushed out all ratings but for messman by the turn of the century.
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February 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Jim Crow affected black sailors in the U.S. Navy, as it did in civil life. Fear of a black petty officer giving an order to a white sailor so worried leadership that blacks were pushed out all ratings but for messman by the turn of the century.
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And a super super fun podcast about 1000 Women in Horror with director Donna Davies and myself with the More Deadly podcast's super switched on and absolutely lovely @rachelshatto.bsky.social and Ariel Messman-Rucker ❤️
More Deadly: The Director’s Cut with Donna Davies & Alexandra Heller-Nicholas of ‘1000 Women in Horror’
Podcast Episode · More Deadly - The Podcast for Women-Made Horror · March 30 · 55m
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March 30, 2026 at 9:41 PM
And a super super fun podcast about 1000 Women in Horror with director Donna Davies and myself with the More Deadly podcast's super switched on and absolutely lovely @rachelshatto.bsky.social and Ariel Messman-Rucker ❤️
Yeah. Should be depth behind Kurisky and/or Messman
April 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Yeah. Should be depth behind Kurisky and/or Messman
In today’s stunning Pearl Harbor edition of Letters, @hcrichardson.bsky.social reminds us of the deep and insidious ties that bind fascism and racism.
Remember every day that fighting for DEI and civil rights IS fighting for democracy.
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Remember every day that fighting for DEI and civil rights IS fighting for democracy.
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December 6, 2025
On the sunny Sunday morning of December 7, 1941, Messman Doris Miller had served breakfast aboard the USS West Virginia, stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and was collecting laundry when the first of...
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December 7, 2025 at 10:41 AM
In today’s stunning Pearl Harbor edition of Letters, @hcrichardson.bsky.social reminds us of the deep and insidious ties that bind fascism and racism.
Remember every day that fighting for DEI and civil rights IS fighting for democracy.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Remember every day that fighting for DEI and civil rights IS fighting for democracy.
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Acts of heroism sometimes get ships named after you regardless of rank!
For example: the currently under construction USS Doris Miller, named after a Messman Second Class who, during the attack on Pearl Harbour, got on that machine gun emplacement harder than a CoD protag and cut the sky apart
For example: the currently under construction USS Doris Miller, named after a Messman Second Class who, during the attack on Pearl Harbour, got on that machine gun emplacement harder than a CoD protag and cut the sky apart
July 27, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Acts of heroism sometimes get ships named after you regardless of rank!
For example: the currently under construction USS Doris Miller, named after a Messman Second Class who, during the attack on Pearl Harbour, got on that machine gun emplacement harder than a CoD protag and cut the sky apart
For example: the currently under construction USS Doris Miller, named after a Messman Second Class who, during the attack on Pearl Harbour, got on that machine gun emplacement harder than a CoD protag and cut the sky apart
Will we permit the destruction of American democracy on our watch?
A lesson in history and a call to action. Be a Doris Miller. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_M...
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A lesson in history and a call to action. Be a Doris Miller. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_M...
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December 6, 2024
On the sunny Sunday morning of December 7, 1941, Messman Doris Miller had served breakfast aboard the USS West Virginia, stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and was collecting laundry when the first of...
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December 7, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Will we permit the destruction of American democracy on our watch?
A lesson in history and a call to action. Be a Doris Miller. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_M...
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A lesson in history and a call to action. Be a Doris Miller. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_M...
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Oh look. It appears Mr “free speech”, has erased either all the accounts or at least all the tweets of the most hilarious roasts of him jumping around “like a dipshit”. www.pride.com/politics/elo...
November 7, 2024 at 10:53 PM
Oh look. It appears Mr “free speech”, has erased either all the accounts or at least all the tweets of the most hilarious roasts of him jumping around “like a dipshit”. www.pride.com/politics/elo...
Instead he was Likely Just a Messman or a Steward... because those were the roles limited to Black Sailors at the time: www.usni.org/magazines/pr...
Integration of the Navy (1941-1978)
Before World War II, the Na
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July 25, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Instead he was Likely Just a Messman or a Steward... because those were the roles limited to Black Sailors at the time: www.usni.org/magazines/pr...
Together, all of us- black, yellow, brown, white, young, middle age, senior, straight, LGBTQ - will overthrow The Current Regime & make the Epstein Class (1% & big business) pay their fair share.
December 6, 2025
On the sunny Sunday morning of December 7, 1941, Messman Doris Miller had served breakfast aboard the USS West Virginia, stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and was collecting laundry when the first of...
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December 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Together, all of us- black, yellow, brown, white, young, middle age, senior, straight, LGBTQ - will overthrow The Current Regime & make the Epstein Class (1% & big business) pay their fair share.
A prophetic voice in the world of homeless journalism, he was a lifelong advocate for peace, justice, and the people whose voices are often left unheard.
Remembering Terry Messman, founding editor of Street Spirit homeless newspaper
A prophetic voice in the world of homeless journalism, he was a lifelong advocate for peace, justice, and the people whose voices are often left unheard.
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July 15, 2026 at 4:26 PM
A prophetic voice in the world of homeless journalism, he was a lifelong advocate for peace, justice, and the people whose voices are often left unheard.