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The Tuskegee Airmen

Throughout history, there have been people who have truly broken barriers. By being the first African-Americans in the United States Air Force, the Tuskegee Airmen inspired thousands of African Americans to desire to be pilots in the military and break the barriers keeeping them from serving their country.

"We do not hate those we fight; we do not love those we defend."
~ Tuskegee Airmen Motto


Eric Bowden, Bernie Cueto, Jacob Eassa

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Benjamin O. Davis Jr., leader of the Tuskegee Airmen, in his fighter cockpit

(Encyclopedia Britannica)