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Soul Patrol review – heartstopping story of the US army’s first Black special ops team at work in Vietnam

Based on a 2003 memoir, this remarkable documentary shows the incredible bravery these young men showed in the face of battle and unrelenting bigotry Here is the remarkable story of the US army’s “Soul Patrol” unit in the Vietnam war: the all-Black Long-Range Reconnaissance Patrol (or LURP), a six-man team of largely teenage African American soldiers, within Company F 51st Infantry. Their duty…

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    Soul Patrol review – heartstopping story of the US army’s first Black special ops team at work in Vietnam (opens The Guardian in a new tab)

    Based on a 2003 memoir, this remarkable documentary shows the incredible bravery these young men showed in the face of battle and unrelenting bigotry Here is the remarkable story of the US army’s “Soul Patrol” unit in the Vietnam war: the all-Black Long-Range…

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