pells and could go anywhere in the base. they cosimo in th could do go e officer's club and everything. they protested and some of them got dishonorably discharged and there was a court trial and there was a documentary george lucas pu put together called double victory and you see one of the airmen go 50 some odd years and finally gets recognized. because he was dishonorably discharged he couldn't vote. when they rein stated him he got the vindication that he had done the right thing back in the days. >> mike: when you looked at the film after it was completed and saw the screening of it was there one part of the film or maybe an impact of the film that you stood as an artist and said i'm he proud i was part of that. what was it about this film that just gave you a sense of accomplishment? >> when i first read the script in 1995 for the tuskegee for hbo i was 24, 25. finished with my education and knew nothing about the tuskegee airmen and i was frustrated and angry and i think now after seeing "red tails" and these two fil