Tuskegee Airman

This week’s America250 salute is Air Force Veteran Harry Stewart Jr., a Tuskegee Airman who received a Distinguished Flying Cross.

Air Force Veteran and Tuskegee Airman Howard Lee Baugh served in World War II as a fighter pilot and overcame the barriers of systemic racism.

On the Tuskegee Airmen birthday, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran James Harvey III, who served during World War II and the Korean War.

Black History Month is a chance to celebrate and honor Black Americans who trailblazed paths for future generations. Among those trailblazers are the Tuskegee Airmen.

During National Black History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Harold H. Brown, a World War II Tuskegee Airman.

On the eve of his 101st birthday, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Charles Edward McGee, a Tuskegee Airman who served 30 years.

“We didn’t know we were making history at the time. We were just doing our job,” said Wilfred DeFour, Army Air Forces Veteran and Tuskegee Airman.

Army Air Corps Veteran Arthur Saunders earned the Congressional Gold Medal when Congress gave recognition to the Tuskegee Airmen in 2007.

Alexander Jefferson served with the Red Tail, 332nd Fight Group, 301st Fighter Squadron as a P-51 fighter pilot in Ramitelli, Italy.

In 1942, Robert Friend was able to enlist in the Army Air Forces and went to Tuskegee Institute for training and joined 322nd Fighter Group.

On March 3, 1945, Robert Martin and 23 other Tuskegee Airmen conducted a mission in Slovenia and Austria. Robert’s plane was hit by antiaircraft fire.

The Central Alabama Health Care System kicked off its Veterans Day Parade Thursday honoring all Veterans – including 97-year-old Tuskegee Airman Oscar C. Gadson Jr. who served as the parade’s grand marshal.