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Guarantor: LTC Hyacinth J. Joseph, NC USA (Ret.)

Contributor: LTC Hyacinth J. Joseph, NC USA (Ret.)

Tripler Army Medical Center, 1 Jarrett White Road, Honolulu, HI 96859.

Current address: 1841 Alice Avenue, Lithonia, GA 30058.

Presented at the 1st Annual Conference, Institute of Black Studies, University of Hawaii, January 18-19, 2005, Honolulu, HI.

The views expressed in this manuscript are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or the U.S. government.

This manuscript was received for review in August 2004. The revised manuscript was accepted for publication in August 2005.