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Carl M. Brashear

Carl M. Brashear

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RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) _ Carl M. Brashear, the first black U.S. Navy diver, who was portrayed by Cuba Gooding Jr. in the 2000 film ''Men of Honor,'' died Tuesday. He was 75. Brashear died at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth of respiratory and heart failure, the medical center...

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