nytimes June 4, 2021 3:00am A Veteran Tried to Credit Black Americans on Memorial Day. His Mic Got Muted. #blackpeople #raceandethnicity #memorialday #civilwarus186165 #slaveryhistorical #americanlegion #hudsonohio #ohio #kemterbarnard #news A Veteran Tried to Credit Black Americans on Memorial Day. His Mic Got Muted. Retired Army Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter was speaking at an American Legion service in Hudson, Ohio, on Monday when he was intentionally silenced.