2/24/2012
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Chris Mackey
Raleigh
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Program will pay tribute to North Carolinians who served as Tuskegee Airmen in WWII
The State of North Carolina will honor Tuskegee Airmen in a program of tribute on Wednesday, Feb. 29, at 11 a.m. at the N.C. State Capitol Building.
The original group of African American airmen and specialists were trained at the Tuskegee Institute and Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama during a time when the military was segregated. These men went to war and fought during World War II.
North Carolinians played a substantial role in the Tuskegee experience recruiting 20 citizens who became a part of this group. Four of the original Tuskegee Airmen, who now live in North Carolina and their families have been invited to the N.C. State Capitol Building for this tribute. These men are also members of the North Carolina chapters of Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
The State of North Carolina and the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission will salute these veterans as an acknowledgement to the service and contributions they made to the nation and the world.
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