i lost my football scholarship by which i got into muhlenberg a couple months later due to an injury. in july of 1948 so 18 months after i arrived to muhlenberg was at aberdeen proving ground as the army reserve for active duty for training. earning some money between semesters because money was not the plentiful and i was there when president truman issued his executive order 9981 on the 26 that july. officially declaring equality of treatment and opportunity for all personnel. theoretically ending segregation and military forces. by the way there is a copy of that executive order in this book. the alberta and commander proving ground commander held a post white officer call who read the order to the entire assemblage and then said this as long as he or the commander there will be no change. officer plug number one, officer culp number two. in co club number one and number two. swimming pool number one, swimming pool number two. i'm assuming you do know the difference. as i sit at the time the summer of 48i was a premed student and when i was doing okay as a student i wasn't all that