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  1. Carl Maxie Brashear (January 19, 1931 – July 25, 2006) was a United States Navy sailor. He was a Master Diver, rising to the position in 1970, despite having his lower left leg amputated in 1966. The 2000 film Men of Honor was based on his life.

  2. Jul 27, 2006 · Carl M. Brashear, a son of Kentucky sharecroppers who in 1970 became the United States Navy’s first black master diver, and whose story was told in the 2000 movie “Men of Honor,” died Tuesday...

  3. This exhibit follows Master Diver Carl Brashear’s journey from a young African American teenager in segregated America to a highly successful Master Diver and master chief in the United States Navy.

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  4. Jul 27, 2006 · After enduring threats from white shipmates and efforts by Navy officers to sabotage his final exam in diving school, Carl Maxie Brashear emerged as the Navy's first African American deep-sea...

  5. “Men of Honor” traced Brashear’s Navy journey from his efforts to attend dive school through his hard-fought return to diving following his amputation. Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. starred as Carl Brashear and actor Robert DeNiro played a composite of several instructors Brashear knew during his career.

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  6. He also had temporary duty with Joint Task Force Eight for nuclear tests in the Pacific. He served on USS Coucal (ASR-8), USS Shakori (ATF-162), and USS Hoist (ARS-40). While on board the...

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  8. Jul 26, 2006 · Carl M. Brashear, the first black U.S. Navy diver, who was portrayed by Cuba Gooding Jr. in the 2000 film "Men of Honor," died Tuesday. He was 75. Brashear, a native of Sonora, Ky., died at...

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