Funeral services have become a familiar scene and, often, a reunion of sorts, for the remaining members of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first group of African American fighter pilots to serve in the military. And so it was once again Friday as a few of the By Amber Payne and Christina Caron NBC News More [...]
NEW ORLEANS — The last surviving New Orleans member of the famous Tuskegee airmen shared his story of courage, honor and accomplishment with WDSU as a film debuts on Friday telling the story of the famous They painted the rudders of their planes red so that people would know who they were. "Red Tails" opens [...]
A Tuskegee airman who shot down two German fighter planes while escorting a damaged bomber to its base now lies in Arlington National Cemetery after a burial with special honors. Luke Weathers Jr.'s burial comes as Click here Tuskegee airman buried at Arlington Originally published: January 20, 2012 2:52 PM Updated: January 20, 2012 7:12 [...]
