Brig. Gen. James Blackburn, commander, Task Force Marne, 3rd Infantry Division, speaks at the award ceremony for Sgt. Amelia Jones, a veteran of the original Tuskegee Airman, at Hospice Savannah, April 19. All in attendance gathered to witness the 95-year-old veteran receive a bronze replica of the Congressional Gold Medal. The actual Congressional Gold Medal is one of the two highest civilian awards in the United States. The Replica was presented to her by Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga. A single Congressional Gold Medal was awarded to the Tuskegee Airmen as a group in a ceremony in 2007. Bef
Brig. Gen. James Blackburn, commander, Task Force Marne, 3rd Infantry Division, speaks at the award ceremony for Sgt. Amelia Jones, a veteran of the original Tuskegee Airman, at Hospice Savannah, April 19. All in attendance gathered to witness the 95-year-old veteran receive a bronze replica of the Congressional Gold Medal. The actual Congressional Gold Medal is one of the two highest civilian awards in the United States. The Replica was presented to her by Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga. A single Congressional Gold Medal was awarded to the Tuskegee Airmen as a group in a ceremony in 2007. Before 1940, African Americans were barred from flying for the military. However, social pressures resulted in the formation of an all African-American squadron based in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1941. They became known as the Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen refers to all pilots, navigators, bombardiers, maintenance and support staff, instructors, and all the personnel who kept the planes in the air. The Tuskegee Airmen’s achievements, together with the men and women who supported them, paved the way for full integration of the military. ( Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Wrigley 3rd ID, Public Affairs) 95-year-old Tuskegee Air(wo)man awarded Congressional Gold Medal 150416-A-CW513-025
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