During World War II, 450 black men broke the color barrier to become fighter pilots and bombers and fly missions across Europe. They're known as the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American flying unit in the U.S. military.
At my daughters' school today, there was a Veteran's Day program. My husband is a veteran so we went to honor him and other veterans. And the guest Speaker was Val Archer, one of the Tuskegee Airmen in the 332nd Fighter Group. It was truly a great program. I was moved to tears several times during the presentation. And afterwards, there was a reception in the media center and my husband, my daughter and myself got to meet and shake hands with Mr. Archer. It was a great honor to meet him and I will remember it for the rest of my life.
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