his unitso provided with important intelligence information, so capturing those prisoners was important. it allowed u.s. forces to advance. so this is the action for which he was decorated with the medal of honor, which was retroactively awarded in 1997. carter remained in the army after the war, but was denied reenlistment in 1949, due to unfounded suspicions that he was a communist. this was related to his of bringing in china and to his service in the spanish civil war. again we see a postwar story that is not the happiest. so returning home to america didn't always mean a happy homecoming, victory and liberation parades. by many african-americans, coming home -- homecoming was a bittersweet experience. a very disappointing experience to come back to an unchanged america. the one important element to the story is the postwar story. 1.1 million americans served, black americans served in uniform during the war. many hoped that upon returning home, their service record would mean something. it would mean something to fellow americans. and most were bitterly disappointed. we hear storie