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One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen remembers struggle for recognition amid Trump's DEI purge
One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen remembers struggle for recognition amid Trump's DEI purge
One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen remembers struggle for recognition amid Trump's DEI purge

Published on: 03/26/2025

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The Tuskegee Airmen unit was established in 1941 as the 99th Pursuit Squadron based at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.

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