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One of last surviving Tuskegee Airmen criticizes Trump’s DEI purge
“I’ll tell him, ‘You’re a racist,’" Tuskegee Airman Col. James H. Harvey III said of the president's efforts to purge federal diversity programs.
By Thomas Peipert, The Associated Press
Sons of Tuskegee Airmen share history lessons with students
Lt. Col. Howard Baugh’s sons, Howard and Richard, recounted their father’s story to a small group of Richmond Public Schools students and teachers on Feb. 25 at the Virginia War Memorial
By Samuel Northrop, The Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch via the AP
Black History Month a time to thank determination and service for African American veterans
Because of the bravery of these and other people of color before us, the 2 million African Americans who have returned from our more recent conflicts continue to build on a military foundation that is increasingly diverse and inclusive.
By Jeremy Butler
German city to honor WWII airmen executed after surviving B-17 crash
Joseph Prokop, then 22, survived the downing of the bomber only to be captured by the Germans and summarily executed after a Gestapo officer learned one of his crewmates was Jewish.
By David Singleton, The (Scranton, Pa.) Times-Tribune via the AP
Ruling barring discharge of HIV-positive airmen upheld for now
A federal appeals court has upheld an injunction barring the Trump administration from discharging two Air Force members who are HIV-positive.
Virginia National Guardsman pleads guilty in theft of dog tags of WWII airmen from National Archives
A Virginia National Guard sergeant accused of stealing World War II-era dog tags from the National Archives and Records Administration in Maryland has pleaded guilty to a theft charge.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
Air Force Academy airfield named in honor of Tuskegee Airmen commander who later became a general
Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., the legendary Tuskegee Airman and World War II pilot, will be celebrated today as the Air Force Academy names its airfield after the ground-breaking aviator.
By Kent Miller
Trial delayed for guardsman charged with stealing WWII dog tags
A federal judge has agreed to postpone a trial for a Virginia National Guard soldier charged with stealing World War II-era dog tags from the National Archives and Records Administration in Maryland.
Tuskegee Airman who flew 142 WWII combat missions dies at 99
World War II pilot Robert Friend, one of the last original members of the famed all-black Tuskegee Airmen, has died at the age of 99.
Guardsman, accused of stealing WWII airmen’s dog tags from National Archives, says he was returning them to families
A Virginia National Guard sergeant, accused of stealing World War II-era dog tags from the National Archives in Maryland, says he did it to return them to their families.
High school awards former airman and soldier, 75, honorary degree
Over his 40-year service career, Robert El Henicky took every opportunity to advance his education, eventually earning master's degrees in management and social work. But now he has a degree from his high school.
By Dylan Goetz, MLive.com