I hear Jar-Jar is playing the gunner.

Dear All:

I am of British West Indian origin (Dominica) and my father who is 88 served in the British Army. During our research for our 2008 history book, "For King & Country - The Service and Sacrifice of the Dominican Soldier" my co-author Irving Andre and I confirmed that Afro British West Indians flew in integrated units in the Royal Air Force during World War II from 1940 onwards before the US entered the war in December 1941. I am in personal contact with retired Judge Ulric Cross of Trinidad who is now 91; he did 80 missions in a Mosquito Fighter Bomber over occupied Europe, to include 25 missions over Berlin. He became the Squadron Leader of his unit and was awarded the DFC and DSO. We hope to do a documentary soon on these unsung heroes several of whom - Errol Barrow of Barbados, Michael Manley of Jamaica and Milton Cato of St. Vincent went to become leaders of their countries; Dudley Thompson went to Oxford became a lawyer and represented Jomo Kenyatta during the Mau Mau uprising and Dr. Edward Scobie of Dominica became a professor or Black Studies at CCNY Harlem, Princeton and Rutgers.

See www.caribbeanaircrew-ww2.com to see more of these Afro British West Indians who also fought for freedom.

I would like to hear from those interested in such a history and such a documentary.

Gabriel Christian

301-661-3280