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Back in the day, Nov 11, 2017: Nebraska s last living Tuskegee Airman is grand marshal of parade

Six years ago, 93-year-old Robert Holts, the last surviving member of the Tuskegee Airmen in Nebraska, was grand marshal of the Defenders of Freedom Veterans Day parade. Holts died in

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Nebraska s last surviving Tuskegee airman laid to rest

Nebraska s last surviving Tuskegee airman laid to rest © Provided by KETV Omaha Robert Holts military picture Robert Holts was laid to rest at the Omaha National Cemetery Wednesday morning. The last surviving Tuskegee airman in Nebraska was 96 when he died in February. He went into the war, because his father was in the Army and he thought there d be no segregation there, his niece Linda McDaniel Ruffin said.Sign up for our Newsletters Ruffin had the experience of seeing who she calls her favorite uncle being honored by the country he once served. My uncle, to me, always seemed to have a positive outlook on things, Ruffin said.

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They paved the way : Last known Tuskegee Airmen from Nebraska dies at 96

They paved the way : Last known Tuskegee Airmen from Nebraska dies at 96 Share Updated: 10:18 PM CST Feb 14, 2021 Share Updated: 10:18 PM CST Feb 14, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript FREE. ROB: THOUGH SEGREGATION THREATENED TO KEEP HIM ON THE GROUND, ROBERT HOLTS FLEW HIGH DURING WORLD WAR TWO. HE WAS PART OF THE ARMY’S FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN FIGHTER SQUADRON. NEBRASKA’S LAST SURVIVING MEMBER, HOLTS DIED ON FRIDAY AT 96. KETV NEWSWATCH 7’S DALAUN DILLARD SPOKE WITH THOSE CLOSE TO HIM ABOUT HIS LASTING LEGACY. HOLTS IS AMONG 16 TUSKEGEE AIRMEN FROM NEBRASKA. HIS GUARADIAN CALLS THIS A MAJOR LOSS FOR OUR STATE. BUT HE’S GRATEFUL HOLTS RECEIVED THE RECONITION HE DESERVED WHILE HE WAS STILL LIVING. ROBERT HOLTS SERVED HIS COUNTRY WITH PRIDE AND DIGNITY. WE SPOKE TO HIM ABOUT THAT EXPERIENCE BACK IN 2018. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DO MOST APPRECIATE IS BEING PART OF THE ARMY. HE IS AMONG THE COUNTRY’S FIRST BLACK MILITARY PILOTS,

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Robert Holts, who served America as a Tuskegee Airman in WWII, has died

Robert Holts, who served America as a Tuskegee Airman in WWII, has died Holts was Nebraska s last living member of the segregated air unit Share Updated: 9:31 PM CST Feb 12, 2021 Holts was Nebraska s last living member of the segregated air unit Share Updated: 9:31 PM CST Feb 12, 2021 Nebraska lost its last living member of the celebrated Tuskegee Airmen.Robert Holts, 96, died Friday.Tuskegee Airmen Inc. s Alfonza W. Davis Chapter President Robert Rose confirmed his death to KETV NewsWatch 7.Holts joined the military in 1942, enlisting after he graduated from Central High School. If it had to do with planes and flying and things like that, I was interested in it, Holts said during a 2018 interview.The Tuskegee Airmen were a celebrated group of Black pilots and support staff that fought in a dedicated unit during World War II because of the nation s segregation laws.Holts helped build maps and charts for the group s missions. One of the things that I do

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