"When you hate, the only person who suffers is you. Because those you hate probably don't know, and those who do, don't care." - Medgar Wiley Evers Medgar Wiley Evers, a renowned civil rights activist, left high school in the 10th grade to join the #USArmy and fight in World War II, enlisting in 1943 along with his older brother Charlie. Evers fought in France, the European Theatre of WWII, in the Battle of Normandy in June 1944. And was honorably discharged in 1945 as a Sergeant. #service #sacrifice #WWII #Normandy #ArmyHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #RP armyhistory