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  • Aging Tuskegee Airmen Suit Up, Seek to Inspire Former Unit in Iraq

    10/22/2005 3:37:17 AM PDT · by Jet Jaguar · 38 replies · 1,090+ views
    Associated Press ^ | Oct 22, 2005 | Samira Jafari
    TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) - Lt. Col. Herbert Carter is 86 years old and ready for deployment. More than 60 years after his World War II tour with the pioneering black pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen, Carter's new mission will be shorter, though no less courageous. Carter is one of seven aging Tuskegee Airmen traveling this weekend to Balad, Iraq - a city ravaged by roadside bombs and insurgent activity - to inspire a younger generation of airmen who carry on the traditions of the storied 332nd Fighter Group. "I don't think it hurts to have someone who can empathize...