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Inspired to join the Navy after watching the film \u201cThe Frogmen\u201d \u2014 about underwater demolition operations during World War II \u2014&nbsp;Goines enlisted in 1955 at the age of 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy fate was sealed right there,\u201d Goines recalled of the movie. \u201cThat\u2019s exactly what I wanted to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet race once again almost kept Goines from his calling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey tracked all African Americans to go into the steward rating, which was waiting on officers, cooking for officers,\u201d he told the Enquirer. \u201cThey tried to track me into that, but I had a guy in my hometown in Lockland who said, \u2018Whatever you do, don\u2019t accept a school for stewards because all you\u2019re going to be is a servant for officers.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He took his friend\u2019s advice and, after an 11-month tour in Malta, Goines was among the first group chosen to serve on the newly established SEAL teams. Of the 80 men selected upon the official 1962 inception of the teams, Goines was the only Black man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"642\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Goines-II.jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-110163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Goines-II.jpeg.jpg 473w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Goines-II.jpeg.jpg?resize=221,300 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Screenshot\/X\/U.S. Naval Institute)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although <a href=\"https:\/\/allhands.navy.mil\/Stories\/Display-Story\/Article\/1839638\/african-american-firsts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fred \u201cTiz\u201d Morrison <\/a>is often credited with being the nation\u2019s first Black Navy SEAL \u2014 Morrison served in the Navy\u2019s underwater demolition teams during WWII and Korea \u2014 Goines has the distinction of being the first Black Navy SEAL as the SEAL teams are known today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Albeit forever tight-lipped on the specifics of his missions, Goines was selected to be one of the first to land in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis, recalling, \u201cWe were on ships just sailing around the Cuban country waiting to make a landing there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goines went on to serve three tours in Vietnam with SEAL teams before serving five years with the Chuting Stars, a Navy Parachute Demonstration Team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe jumped out of everything,\u201d he told the Enquirer. \u201cWe even jumped out of balloons in France and Belgium, just experimenting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After 32 years of service, Goines retired in 1987 as a master chief petty officer. His many commendations include the Bronze Star, the Navy Commendation Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, a Combat Action Ribbon, and the Presidential Unit Citation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following his retirement, Goines remained devoted to his nation and community, first working as the police chief in the Portsmouth, Virginia, school system for more than a decade, and later volunteering to help recruit minorities into the SEALs, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilotonline.com\/2024\/06\/14\/first-black-navy-seal-william-goines-dies-at-88\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Virginian-Pilot<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincinnati.com\/story\/news\/2016\/07\/03\/hometown-hero-first-african-american-navy-seal-hails-lockland\/86662644\/\" target=\"_blank\">Reflecting on his life in 2016<\/a>, Goines stated that despite myriad challenges \u2014 including prostate cancer possibly linked to Agent Orange \u2014 \u201cI\u2019ve enjoyed my life immensely. 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