This limited-edition Swiss watch was manufactured in honor of Carl Brashear, the first African-American master diver in Navy’s history who lost his leg during a tragic accident on a diver mission off the coast of Spain in 1966. The watch includes an inscription of Brashear’s best-known mantra, “It’s not a sin to get knocked down. It’s a sin to stay down.” Brashear’s life story about overcoming physical and racial adversity was featured in the Hollywood film “Men of Honor” starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Robert De Niro. Phillip Brashear has more than 38 years of military service between the
This limited-edition Swiss watch was manufactured in honor of Carl Brashear, the first African-American master diver in Navy’s history who lost his leg during a tragic accident on a diver mission off the coast of Spain in 1966. The watch includes an inscription of Brashear’s best-known mantra, “It’s not a sin to get knocked down. It’s a sin to stay down.” Brashear’s life story about overcoming physical and racial adversity was featured in the Hollywood film “Men of Honor” starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Robert De Niro. Phillip Brashear has more than 38 years of military service between the Navy Reserve, the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve. He spent the majority of his Army career as a helicopter pilot with deployments to Bosnia and Iraq. ( Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Michel Sauret)
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