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NatGeo documents salvage of Tuskegee Airman’s lost WWII plane wreckage
Ars Technica· 1 day agoIn April 1944, a pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen, Second Lieutenant Frank Moody, was on a routine...
Kokomo Park Band to celebrate Juneteenth with a concert in Highland Park
Kokomo Tribune, Ind. via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoThe Kokomo Park Band will celebrate Juneteenth by highlighting work from several Black composers and give a tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen. The free concert ...
Rome remembers local Tuskegee Airman by dedicating street in his honor
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 5 days agoHerbert Thorpe, a local Tuskegee Airman and beloved member of the Rome community who passed in January is having the 200 block of Church street dedicated in his honor.
St. Philip’s College reinstates swim lessons — and a coach’s legacy
San Antonio Express-News· 2 days agoHudgins, a Virginia native, enlisted in the Army Air Corps to train with the famed Tuskegee Airmen...
NAACP announces first branch in Columbia County
WJBF Augusta via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoOne of the descendants of the family, Second Lieutenant James Ramsey, was a World War II Tuskegee Airmen Officer. Walter Hornsby IV is still living to...
City of Columbia to hold several Juneteenth celebrations Wednesday - ABC17NEWS
ABC17 NEWS· 1 day agoAll Black veterans and their families are encouraged to attend and special Sgt. Shipley Medals will...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis receives 37 bills. Here’s when they could take effect
WKMG ClickOrlando· 2 days agoOn Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis received another batch of 37 bills from the Legislature,...
NAACP unveils plans to launch new branch in Columbia County
News 12 Augusta· 1 day agoIn commemoration of Juneteenth, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on...
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Lakeland nonprofit unveils shelter for homeless veterans, named for local soldier
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 6 days agoRodney Jones, CEO of Tampa-based Business Plans Plus, spoke of his late father, Herb Jones Jr., a...