Malvin "Lonnie" Whitfield, son of 2nd Lt. Malvin G. Whitfield, wipes a tear from his eye during his father’s gravesite ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery June 8, 2016. In 1943, Whitfield enlisted in the Army Air Corps as a Tuskegee Airman. The Tuskegee Airmen were men and women who joined the Army Air Corps or served as civilian support staff in the “Tuskegee Experience” from 1938 to 1946. ( Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson )

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