In this special Veterans Day episode, Doug tells the story of Benjamin O. Davis Sr. and Benjamin O. Davis Jr., the first two Black generals in America, and shares how their story is part of his own family history.
He traces Davis Sr.'s path from the Buffalo Soldiers to the rank of general, then follows Davis Jr. through West Point, where he was deliberately isolated for four years yet graduated and pushed to become a pilot despite discriminatory policy. Doug explains how their leadership helped shape the Tuskegee Airmen and later the integration of the military.
The episode also covers Davis Jr.'s work after the military, including his role in airport security, the Air Marshal program and the 55 mph speed limit, his fourth star arriving late in 1998, and Doug's own efforts to honor both men at West Point and the Air Force Academy.