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
Could succeed as aviators. But they proved to be so good at their job that by the end of the war, their services were in high demand by white bomber pilots. While serving in a segregated military, these brave and historic pilots and their support teams fought farb itch abroad and racism at home. I recently had the honor of participating in the celebration of the Tuskegee Airmen at umassboston. Among the airmen honored that the event were Fighter Pilots george hardy both men served in world war ii, korea, and vietnam. Charles mcgee hold it is u. S. Air force record for most combat fight permissions ever flown. 409. Both men now in their 90s, are part of a dwindling group of Tuskegee Airmen. Here is part of my conversation with two of americas best. I tried to figure out what to do. By the time 1942 came, i knew i wanted to fly. The initial guys were college graduates, say. As the years went on, several years, they reduced to that high school graduates. They needed more pilots. More and
A lot of Business Owners andty leaders are blaming a Saint Petersburg sewage dump for the closures here but Environmental Testing proves that is not the case. Explain that to kurt. He owns kayak Nature Adventures. Since the sewage dump, his business has almost got out of business. Devastating is the word i would use. I have only been able to put kayaks on the water ten days out of the past seven months. Reporter in august, heavy rains pushed their southern most Sewage Treatment plant past its limits forcing them to dump 15 million gallons of raw sewage. Since the dump, the city hired an independent environmental consultant claiming the effects were temporary and appear to have been of short duration and source of impact. It concludes by saying the discharge moved through the pond and the bayou too quickly to have a long term residual impact. When you look at it, you cant see it and you cant smell it. It is just an odorless contamination that can be extremely dangerous to some. Reporter
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