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Hours Before He Died, Sam Snow Got What He Wanted
July 31st, 2008The 84-year-old WWII vet heard the U.S. Army apologize for a wrongful court martial.
Samuel Snow died a little bit easier. On Sunday, the 84-year-old WWII veteran passed away, 64 years after being wrongly convicted of rioting and lynching an Italian prisoner of war at Fort Lawton in Seattle. Several months ago, the U.S. Army found that Snow and 27 other African-American soldiers had been railroaded. The military cut him a check for $725 in back pay, the amount he was owed at the time of his conviction in 1944. Snow refused to cash the check, believing he was due much more. Cashing the check, a letter from the Army said, would have prohibited him from seeking more. In a special ceremony at the Seattle post just hours before Snow expired, a top Army official formally apologized to him the others involved in the case. “It’s mighty long coming,” Roy Montgomery, 87, told The New York Times. Montgomery, who lives in a nursing home in the Park Forest, Ill., is now the only known survivor among the soldiers. “We’re probably going to frame that check,” Snow’s son, Ray, said, noting that his father died with a smile on his face. A measure floating around Congress could mean at least $80,000 for the survivors’ families.
YOU’ RE STILL THE BETTER MAN.
For all that we as a race have endured and continue to endure, God surely MUST have great plans for us. The diamond only becomes a precious gem after undergoing tremendous heat and pressure as a piece of coal. The diamond only emerges after time. WE are on our way!!
This wasn’t just a good man but a Great Man. May he rest in peace.
Why wasn’t it retro active from 1944. We all deal with a shady group of people. For all the Black men that served and gave thier lives for this country, may you rest in peace.
$725 dollar check how insulting is that wow wow wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You are right Lynn, once you are in the miltary you are no longer a person but a number.
A War Hero !
May he rest in peace and with due respect he had tht coming .But my thing is tht he died young and i wish i could of went to his funeral i live in seattle wa.
$725.00 WOW. THAT’S SAD.
I SERVED IN THE ARMY, I WAS SO HAPPY WHEN I GOT OUT. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW BROKE YOU ARE WORKING FOR THOSE WAGES.
WORKING 22HRS OUT OF THE DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK ON AN E5 PAY IS ABOUT $6.00 DOLLARS AN HOUR. SUCKS.
A salute to the honor and memory of Mr. Snow. Good Men are never forgotten!
$80,000??? Life is cheap. How sad and shameful of the military and government of the U.S.
Like Chuck D Said a Blackman could never be a veteran!!! P.E.A.C.E.=?
Just to show we as a people have a long way to go in this world, look how the view us and treat us…… keep on saying Yes We Can.
Love and Live Life and lets make it better for our children.
Some bLack people can work under white people, Not all white people are ignorant how would you feel if someone was on the internet saying all black people are niggers,and don’t play basketball beacuse it’s a black sport or don’t attend a black college beacuse youll be taught by a black teachers ,that’s not right ,,,not every white person is out to get us african americans. We have to set our own goals and continue to proper like Sam did he never gave up and that is what should matter not the color of our skin
If skin color did not matter American would be a wonderful place to live and it wouldn’t be such a racist confused mess. It matters sooo much here.
That’s why, this election year should mean so much to our people. Seeing alot of change is good. Having families suffer like this for years should make any of us wonder? Going out and vote should be what we should focus on no matter what. That just like the poll question should people thats being to jail be able to vote? Yes! just think about how many of our people that is and have being locked up. Thats a sad story !!! $725, from my family to yours (Snow Family) my god bless you we will keep ya’ll in our prays.
Thats the price for freedom. Dam crooks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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