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On September 22, in Congressman George Miller's Washington office, members of the WWII Black Navy Veterans of Great Lakes presented Congressman Miller an award for his decade-long effort to clear the names of 50 black sailors charged with mutiny following a huge explosion at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in 1944. Miller is leading the national effort to secure a pardon from President Clinton for one of the last remaining sailors, Freddie Meeks of Los Angeles.
The group also presented an award to John Lawrence, one of Miller's top aides, who has worked on this issue for Mr. Miller, as well as to Susan Kidd, reporter for WRC-TV channel 4 in Washington for her television coverage that has brought attention to the Port Chicago issue.
Official press release from the WW II Black Navy Veterans of Great Lakes.
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