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Schumer has worked tirelessly since 1999 to secure this recognition for Sgt. Johnson. Due to racism and segregation Sgt. Johnson was denied the medal of honor for his WWI heroics, as his unit, known as the Harlem Hellfighters was forced to serve under french command due to segregation. even though Sgt. Johnson received france’s highest military honor for his exploits, he was not so honored by his own nation.
Sgt. Henry Johnson, Albany resident and Harlem Hellfighter, is a true American hero, who displayed the most profound battlefield bravery in World War I, yet the nation for which he was willing to give his life shamefully failed to recognize his heroics, just because he was a black man.
