Tour guide at the u. S. Capitol. About it formerly a proud paratrooper in the 82nd airborne division. Im from north carolina, so were exceptionally proud of the 82nd and their actions over at fort bragg. We like to tell people we are the most militaryfriendly state in the nation and we work really hard to live up to that. But so without any further ado, mr. Jackson, youre on. Thank you very much. [ applause ] thank you, and good morning. Welcome to the william g. Mcallen theater. And were here to salute american icons, the Tuskegee Airmen. Please allow me to briefly introduce the panel, and then well come back and hear from our panelists and then well ask the field to give questions. I may recite the question a time or two just for clarity. Lets first begin with the person closest to me. With the blue cap. Lieutenant colonel robert friend. Next to him Lieutenant Colonel harold brown. Lieutenant colonel george hardy. Lieutenant colonel alexander jefferson. Lieutenant colonel james h. Ha
Tuskegee airmen. Please allow me to briefly introduce the panel, and then well come back and hear from our panelists and then well ask questions. I may recite a question or two just for clarity. Lets begin with the person closest to me with the blue cap Lieutenant Colonel robert friend. Lieutenant colonel brown. Lieutenant colonel george hardy. Lieutenant colonel Alexander Jefferson. Lieutenant colonel james h. Harvey iii. And our closer, Lieutenant Colonel harry stewart. Lets first begin with Lieutenant Colonel harvey friend. Well yield the floor to you and then well ask our friends in the audience to give a few questions. Lets have a round of applause for our first panelists. So, colonel, just give us just a brief history about you and your accounts in the military. Well, i was always interested in flying, and when that chance was offered me for instance i had a license in late 30s because i was part of a program the United States was doing in defense potential defense itself, and th
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