U S Navy Master Chief Leslie William Sunday

A 31 year navy veteran mr.
U s navy master chief leslie william sunday. My name is master chief billy sunday. Brashear retired in 1979 as a master chief boatswain s mate the highest enlisted rank in the navy. Men of honor 2000 robert de niro as master chief leslie sunday u s. No he was not a real person.
He eventually also earned the rank of master chief himself. Men of honor 2000 master chief leslie sunday and senior chief petty officer carl brash u s. In the film s press notes. If it is lost underwater he finds it.
If it s sunk he brings it up. Navy diver with the rank of master chief petty officer. Navy diver with the rank of master chief petty officer. Truman had the courage and forward thinking and enlightenment to desegregate the united states military.
The master chief petty officer of the navy mcpon ˈ m ɪ k p ɒ n is a unique non commissioned rank and position of office of the united states navy which has with it the paygrade of e 9 the holder of this position is the most senior enlisted member of the u s. Anyway in the film a badly beaten billy is being held by military police for going awol. Navy master chief leslie william sunday. Although we don t know his name is leslie until much later most people just call him master chief billy sunday.
According to the film s press kit the character of billy sunday who was a master chief navy diver and instructor at the diving school in the movie was a composite of various navy men. Brashear who was a consultant on men. This film is based on real life events of carl brashear the first black man to be accepted into the salvage divers school. This film is based on real life events of carl brashear the first black man to be accepted into the salvage divers school and eventually earning the rank of master chief in his own right.
The navy diver is not a fighting man he is a salvage expert. He was also the first person to be returned to full service as a navy diver after losing a limb. In the 2000 film men of honor the character leslie william billy sunday portrayed by robert de niro is a u s. Leslie william billy sunday president harry s.
The movie begins with robert deniro s character u s.