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Tuskegee Airman Remains Identified After He Went Missing 78 Years Ago During WWII
Independent Journal Review ^ | September 6, 2023 at 10:14am | Jessica Marie Baumgartner

Posted on 09/06/2023 8:07:59 AM PDT by Red Badger

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1 posted on 09/06/2023 8:07:59 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: SunkenCiv

PinGGG!........................


2 posted on 09/06/2023 8:08:17 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

WWII Ping!....................


3 posted on 09/06/2023 8:08:40 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_McGee_(pilot)

I had the pleasure of meeting this gentleman on a flight from Atlanta once. He let me take a picture with him. It was such an honor. He received a standing ovation at the gate, and Delta had a plaque up in his honor.


4 posted on 09/06/2023 8:12:07 AM PDT by ZinGirl (Now a grandma ....can't afford a tagline :))
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To: Red Badger

THE GREATEST GENERATION


5 posted on 09/06/2023 8:13:33 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: BANANA REPUBLIC!)
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To: ZinGirl

If given the choice of meeting the Beatles or a war hero like him I’d take the war hero without hesitation!


6 posted on 09/06/2023 8:15:53 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: BANANA REPUBLIC!)
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To: Red Badger

My father flew with them on a mission on June 8, 1944. It was just milk run, bombing some submarine pens in Pola, Italy. They were probably just getting started. My father was in the 32nd Bomber Squadron, 301st Group.


7 posted on 09/06/2023 8:17:09 AM PDT by proxy_user
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To: Gay State Conservative

I had the honor of meeting a number of TAs at the standups of their recommissioned squadrons (96FTS, 97FTS, 100FTS and 39FTS) of the 340th Flying Training Group when I was the Staff Judge Advocate of the 340th back in late 1999-2000. They were, to a man, extraordinary, gentlemanly and engaging.

Colonel, USAF JAGC (Ret)


8 posted on 09/06/2023 8:25:54 AM PDT by jagusafr ( )
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To: Red Badger
Thanks Red Badger.
Search results for "tuskegee" in titles:

9 posted on 09/06/2023 8:29:19 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpers are Republicans the same way Liz Cheney is a Republican.)
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To: Gay State Conservative

No doubt.


10 posted on 09/06/2023 8:34:13 AM PDT by tennmountainman (FUJB)
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To: Red Badger

God bless and welcome home


11 posted on 09/06/2023 8:36:02 AM PDT by South Dakota (Patriotism is the new terrorism )
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To: Red Badger
Tuskegee Airman remains identified.

Glad to know that he is still identified after all these years.

Great news. Great man.

12 posted on 09/06/2023 8:39:29 AM PDT by Jess Kitting
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To: jagusafr
They were, to a man, extraordinary, gentlemanly and engaging.

And add to that their exceptional courage and fierce dedication to duty!

13 posted on 09/06/2023 8:55:58 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: BANANA REPUBLIC!)
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To: Red Badger; Chode; SkyDancer; Salamander; Carriage Hill; Lockbox; MtnClimber; nascarnation; ...

RIP 2nd Lt. Fred L. Brewer Jr. and Thank You for Your Service as part of the Greatest Generation Ever.

Y’All saved the World from the axis powers and unfortunately it’s going backwards now...

(((PING)))


14 posted on 09/06/2023 9:01:09 AM PDT by mabarker1 ( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
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To: Red Badger

What’s the Over/Under Joe shows up?


15 posted on 09/06/2023 9:04:31 AM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting)
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To: ZinGirl; jagusafr

What an awesome thing to happen. Thanks for sharing your stories.


16 posted on 09/06/2023 9:04:56 AM PDT by mabarker1 ( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
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To: mabarker1

They never lost a B-17 when they were escorting them.


17 posted on 09/06/2023 9:44:47 AM PDT by SkyDancer (If At First You Don't Suceed, Well So Much For Skydiving ~)
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To: Gay State Conservative
If given the choice of meeting the Beatles or a war hero like him I’d take the war hero without hesitation!

Same here!

18 posted on 09/06/2023 9:46:47 AM PDT by nutmeg
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To: proxy_user

What an honor. Your father is a great man as were every single WW2 vet. Amazing men and women.


19 posted on 09/06/2023 10:16:24 AM PDT by New Perspective (As Leonard Cohen said once in an interview, “You won’t like what comes after America”)
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To: SunkenCiv
Tail plane assembly and front cowling in red


20 posted on 09/06/2023 10:18:01 AM PDT by spokeshave (Proud Boys, Angry Dads. Grumpy Grandads & Curmudgeons)
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