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Carl Brashear Veteran Center – December 2, 2018

Veterans Center hosts unveiling event Article courtesy of  The News Enterprise, 408 W. Dixie Ave. Elizabethtown, KY Click here to view article at thenewsenterprise.com The Carl Brashear Radcliff Veterans Center recently hosted an unveiling ceremony featuring an antique Mark V Diving Helmet similar to those used by the center’s namesake during his 31-year U.S. Navy career as a deep-sea diver. “My father would be so proud to know this helmet will be displayed so prominently at this center,” said Phillip M. Brashear, founder/president of the Carl Brashear Foundation. “I’m personally grateful to the center, the Read More…

IWTG Donation – 7 Feb 2019

Carl Brashear Foundation Donation Philip Brashear and the Foundation staff provided a $1000.00 donation to IWTG Command for a military charity of their choice. This was at the conclusion of the February 7. 2019 Black History Month presentation at the Information Warfare Training Group (IWTG) in Norfolk, Va. We are happy the group chose the Navy-Marine Corp Relief Society to receive the gift. These funds go directly to active duty and retired Sailors and Marines with health, education and financial assistance and other support services.  

Aboard USS San Antonio – 28 Feb 2019

Son of first African-American master diver speaks to Sailors aboard USS San Antonio By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Sean P. Weir, USS San Antonio Public Affairs NORFOLK — U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4, Phillip Brashear visited USS San Antonio (LPD 17) and spoke with the ship’s crew along with visiting Sailors from other ships during LPD 17’s Black History Month celebration Feb. 28. Brashear, son of Master Chief Boatswain’s Mate Carl Brashear, the Navy’s first African-American master diver, spoke to the Sailors about his father’s determination in a time when there was no Read More…

Kenner Gathering – 28 Feb 2019

Son of famous Navy Chief speaks at Kenner gathering By Lesley Atkinson February 28, 2019 “The message today is to spread the word of diversity, inclusion and overcoming obstacles.” That overarching statement framed the remarks of Chief Warrant Officer 4 Phillip M. Brashear, 80th Reserve Command CWO, during his Feb. 21 talk at an African-American/Black History Month Leader Professional Development event in the Kenner Army Health Clinic breakroom. If the name of the guest speaker rings a bell, that’s no surprise. He is the son of Master Chief Carl Brashear, the highly decorated Sailor and Read More…

A Son Never Forgets – 3 May 2019

Son of famous Navy Chief speaks at Kenner gathering By Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Breckenkamp | 80th Training Command (TASS) May 3, 2019 “A son never forgets.” You may recall this line from the movie “Men of Honor,” based on the true story of the late Master Chief Boatswain’s Mate Carl Maxie Brashear, the first African-American master diver and master chief in the United States Navy. Following in his father’s footsteps, U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Phillip Maxie Brashear also never forgets. Like his father, Phillip Brashear joined the military. At the age of 56, Phillip, a UH-60 Weapons Read More…

Brashear Foundation Presents 5th Annual ‘Navy Diver of the Year’ – 7 May 2019

Brashear Foundation Presents 5th Annual ‘Navy Diver of the Year’ By Tony Palm Keyport, Washington May 7, 2019 Brashear Foundation President and Founder, Phillip M. Brashear, son of the legendary Navy Master Diver made famous in the bio-picture ‘Men of Honor’, presented the annual ‘Navy Diver of the Year’ award today to BU1 Joseph L. Hawthorne, USN at a ceremony during the Military Divers Training Continuum inside the U.S. Navy Undersea Warfare Museum, Keyport, WA. Attending the ceremony was the U.S. Navy’s Superintendent of Diving and Salvage, Washington Navy Yard, DC, CAPT Keith W. Lehnhardt, Read More…

Going Off Script – 11 July 2019

   By John Groth July 11, 2019 Three-quarters of the way through the opening ceremony of the 39th National Veterans Wheelchair Games (NVWG) in Louisville, Ky., emcee Phillip Brashear decided to go a little off script. After Paralyzed Veterans of America President (PVA) David Zurfluh had finished his speech in the Kentucky International Convention Center ballroom Thursday night, Brashear, the third of three sons of the U.S.’ first African-American Navy master chief diver Carl Brashear, could’ve just raised the microphone stand up. Instead, he chose to keep it down the last 15 minutes. After all Read More…

Master Diver Carl Brashear by Thomas O’Neill

Thomas O’Neill won second place in the 2019 Pierce Callaghan Project Competition for his insightful research project on Carl M. Brashear. His research covered Brashear’s early childhood, military career, biographical film, and the Naval Services Diving Section founded in his home country of Ireland. He also included hilarious navy themed jokes and beautiful artwork dedicated to Brashear’s diving legacy.

US Army Reserve Black History Radio Media Tour

The February Radio Media Tour (RMT) highlighted the accomplishments of American servicemen and women who have left their mark on history, especially through the lens of an Army Reserve Soldier with a strong family legacy of service. Chief Warrant Officer Phillip Brashear spoke with radio stations across the country to share the extraordinary African American Soldiers who have – and continue to – show courage in defending our nation. The RMT also helped to increase awareness about the U.S. Army Reserve as a champion of diversity. There were 15 radio interviews, including three nationally broadcast interviews, that Read More…

Legacy begun by Navy legend continues with Army pilot

By Master Sgt. Michel Sauret RICHMOND, Va. — Every time he straps on the leather band of his watch in the morning, Phillip Brashear remembers his father. “My dad’s famous saying is, ‘It’s not a sin to get knocked down. It’s a sin to stay down,’” Brashear said. Those words are engraved on the back of a Swiss limited-edition wristwatch, surrounding the iconic image of a Mark V diver suit helmet. The watch was manufactured in honor of Carl Brashear, the first African-American master diver in U.S. Navy’s history who lost his leg during a Read More…

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