What's the answer to this riddle?

Four men are sentenced to death by firing squad: A, B, C and D.





The head executioner is in a good mood and decides to play a game with them and if they win he'll let them live.





They're buried neck deep so that only their heads are above the ground and can only look forward and nowhere else.





A, B and C are on buried on 1 side of a wall behind each other, facing the wall so that A can see the back of B and C's heads, B can see the back of C's head and C can only see the wall. The 4th man, D, is on the other side of the wall and cannot see the other 3.





Hats are put on the men; A gets a black hat, B gets a white hat, C gets a black hat and D gets a white hat.





They're told that there are 2 black hats and 2 white hats, but don't know that they were put on in an alternating sequence.





The head executioner then gives them five minutes for one person to say what the colour of their hat is.





It has to be the first sentence that comes out of any person's mouth; so the men can't communicate with each other.





At the last minute one man gets it right.





Who is he and how did he do it?What's the answer to this riddle?
a gave the answer as b and c have black or white so there for a and d must have the other colour.What's the answer to this riddle?
B would answer.





Since A didn't answer, he can assume that his hat is not the same color as C's (for if B and C were the same color, A would have known what color his hat was). Therefore, B can assume that his hat is not the same color as C, which he has seen to be black, and he can answer ';My hat is white.';
I don't know, but am very curious what the answer is. My son is guessing that the answer is D. I will be checking back to see what the answer is. So if you find a right answer or if you choose someone as best answer can you put the answer to this problem. I will be asking my husband and daughter tonight, maybe they can figure it out. Its a real good one. take care.
If they can see the back of each other's heads, can't they see the hats?
A.... Da Wall Is A Chain Link Fence,lol....
I'm going with Sokka on this one