“In the words of my father, it is not a sin to get knocked down. It is a sin to stay down,” said Phillip Brashear, son of the late Master Chief Carl Brashear, the Navy’s first Black deep sea diver.

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The son of the Navy's first Black master diver spoke is speaking about his father's legacy. Phillip Brashear addressed the crew of USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) on Tuesday morning about his ...

Knowing when, and where, Carl Brashear grew up might make you pause when you learn he became the first Black master diver in the U.S. Navy. But Brashear never let adversity stand in his way. Born in ...