Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day
Governor Glenn Youngkin | Governor.Virginia.gov
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“Aim high, believe in yourself, never quit, be ready to go, use your brain, and expect to win – these are guiding principles and lifelong lessons from the Red Tails,” Governor Glenn Youngkin
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WHEREAS, The Tuskegee Institute in Alabama was one of six black schools chosen to participate in the CPT Program, then was selected to offer advanced CPT training, and finally was the sole site for segregated military flying training. The outstanding performance of the Tuskegee Airmen was unprecedented in military aviation history; and,
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WHEREAS, March is a special month for the Tuskegee Airmen - the month when the first cadets received their wings; the first maintenance crew began training at Chanute Field, Illinois; the first Pursuit Squadron, the 991, was activated; and the month in which President George W. Bush presented the Tuskegee Airmen with the Congressional Gold Medal;
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, Glenn Youngkin, do hereby recognize March 24, 2022 as TUSKEGEE AIRMEN COMMEMORATION DAY in the COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, and I call this observance to the attention of all our citizens.
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Oldest Surviving Tuskegee Airman, Willie Rogers, Dies at 101
We all should take this opportunity to reflect on Tuskegee University, The Tuskegee Airmen and The Greatest Generation of Americans.
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2016/11/oldest-surviving-tuskegee-airman-willie.html
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A Personal note: I had the pleasure and honor to be a Visiting Electrical Engineering Professor at Tuskegee in 1985. I didn't know then, that I would ultimately live only 6 miles from founder Booker T. Washington’s birthplace.
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Oldest Surviving Tuskegee Airman, Willie Rogers, Dies at 101
We all should take this opportunity to reflect on Tuskegee University, The Tuskegee Airmen and The Greatest Generation of Americans.
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2016/11/oldest-surviving-tuskegee-airman-willie.html
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A Personal note: I had the pleasure and honor to be a Visiting Electrical Engineering Professor at Tuskegee in 1985. I didn't know then, that I would ultimately live only 6 miles from founder Booker T. Washington’s birthplace.
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