Episode 3: Command Under Fire
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Episode 3: Command Under Fire
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Episode 3 of Rise to Command: Conversations with Black Brass explores the lives and leadership of three African American Army officers—MG Edward Greer, COL Clarence A. Miller Jr., and LTC Ernest V. Martin—whose careers spanned segregation, integration, and institutional change.
Through their voices, this episode examines what it meant to lead while navigating unequal expectations, limited mentorship, and an unspoken pressure to represent more than oneself. Their stories reveal the burdens placed on Black officers to balance professionalism, loyalty to the institution, and responsibility to those who followed them into uniform.
Dr. Isaac W. Hampton II reflects on how these officers understood command not simply as authority, but as stewardship—earned through discipline, preparation, and resilience in environments that often questioned their legitimacy.
📘 Companion Book: Rise to Command: Black Military Officers’ Stories of Survival and Leadership from World War II through the Cold War — available now from the University Press of Kansas and Amazon.
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