December 15, 2006
Department of the Navy
Board for Correction of Naval Records
2 Navy Annex, Room 2432
Washington, DC 20370-5100
Re: Docket Number 6626-06
Dear Sir or Madam:
On or about July 14, 2006 I submitted DD Form 293 requesting a discharge change. I received notice from the NDRB my paperwork was received on July 25, 2006. I have yet to receive any follow-up from the Department of the Navy to my request. Therefore, this is a follow-up to my request.
As part of my request for a discharge change, I submitted the following and now want to reiterate my beginning paragraph toward this request to the Department of the Navy: On or about March 4, 1968 I entered the United States Marine Corps (USMC). I am African-American. I volunteered to serve in the USMC for 4 years. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. My white drill instructor, who was a Sergeant, told all the African American military personnel who were in my unit to get on the street. All the African American’s came out of their barracks.
The white drill instructor told us the “smoking lamp” is lit. This means we could smoke cigarettes if we were smokers. The white drill instructor stated, “Dr. Martin Luther King was killed today. We finally got that nigger. Now put those damn cigarettes out and get your asses back into those barracks.” This statement was outrageous and changed the course of my life and many others who thought they wanted to serve their country and be part of the United States Marine Corps.
With this said, I believe my request should be examined and scrutinized as soon as possible. This should not be a hard decision. My USMC experience impacted the rest of my life. My experience in the Marine Corps demonstrated how this country looked at African Americans in 60s, 70s, and the present. Everything that happened in my military life after this statement was part and partial of this statement made by one of your “finest.” I am requesting this Board act expeditiously to my appeal.
Respectfully submitted,
Fred L Nance Jr., ABD, MA, CADC, NCRS
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