in Iraq, i was i was the only black officer in my squadron (450 soldiers), and one of the few black soldiers in my troop (me, my medic, and an E-6 in a sister platoon, to be exact). i once had to clap back and demote an NCO for being short with me mid-mission, but we were cool over the rest of the tour and afterwards.
------- "A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards. More than that no man is entitled, and less than that no man shall have." - TR