Proud may refer to:
Proud is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Proud is a 2004 film directed by Mary Pat Kelly and stars veteran actor and activist Ossie Davis, in his final film performance. The motion picture was filmed in Elmira NY and Buffalo, NY. The screenplay was written by Kelly based on her non-fiction book Proudly We Served (1999).
Proud was an Official Selection of The Third Annual Buffalo International Film Festival in 2009. Mary Pat Kelly and Lorenzo Dufau (last surviving crew member) introduced the screening.
The film focuses on the meritorious service of the USS Mason (DE-529) of World War II, the first US Navy ship with a predominantly African American crew, and how three of the men were finally honored in January 1994 for their meritorious service.
We had a quarrel the other day
And I just let you walk away
(CHORUS)
Cause I was proud
So proud and strong
Yes, I was much too proud
To say I was wrong
You turned back crying
And called to me
But I just stood there silently
(CHORUS)
Some other guy
Might have called to you
And said don't go
I need you so
But I wouldn't do it
No, I couldn't do it
And so I let you say goodbye
And I was proud I let you cry
Proud I held my head up high
And now I'm just a