Community honors San Antonio Tuskegee Airman s 100th birthday with parade
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James Bynum, one of the last Tuskegee Airmen, is delighted Saturday as he’s surprised by a parade celebrating his 100th birthday.Courtesy San Antonio Chapter - Tuskegee Airman Inc.Show MoreShow Less
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Rick Sinkfield and James Bynum present the Tuskeegee Airmen wreath during the Martin Luther King Jr. wreath laying ceremony Sunday afternoon. Hundreds attended the event at the corner of E. Houston St. and New Braunfels Ave.Robin Jerstad / San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
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Motorcyclists from the Bexar County Buffalo Soldiers join a procession at a Northwest Side assisted-living residence to honor documented Tuskegee Airman James Bynum on his 100th birthday.Courtesy of the San Antonio Chapter - Tuskegee Airmen Inc.Show MoreShow Less
LOS ANGELES Theodore “Ted” Lumpkin Jr., a member of the Tuskegee Airmen whose service as a member of the all-Black unit during World War II helped desegregate the U.S. military, has died at age 100.
Lumpkin, a native Angeleno, died of Covid-19 on Dec. 26 at a hospital, just days shy of his 101st b
Theodore "Ted" Lumpkin Jr., a member of the Tuskegee Airmen whose service as a member of the all- Black unit during World War II helped desegregate the U.S. military, has died at age 100.