Talk:Vernon Baker
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[edit] Twenty years and still a lieutenant?
Can someone confirm this fact: He retired in August 1965 as a First Lieutenant. That would indicate twenty two years as a junior officer. Most are at least colonels by then.--Daysleeper47 14:01, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
- He had the misfortune to be born with dark skin. Given the racial climate at the time, it took a minor miracle for him to even become an officer in the first place. --Carnildo 17:45, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
