1. The Tuskegee institute trained the country’s first Black military pilots. 2. The Tuskegee Airmen had roots in Illinois. Before 1941, the U.S. military—which was officially segregated ...

Memorial Day is one of the federal holidays in the United States for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who ...

WWII Navy veteran Jack Jones, 104, served as grand marshal for Sterling Heights’ Memorial Day parade this year.

Col. Charles E. McGee, national president of the Tuskegee Airmen Related content: Tuskegee Airmen Recall History-Making Service, Missions Last of the Doolittle Raiders, Dick Cole, Dies at 103 ...

HORSHAM, Pa. (CBS) -- The Tuskegee Airmen were praised during World War II for protecting the pilots who were performing bombing missions. Several original Tuskegee Airmen are from right here in ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — More than 80 years ago, the Tuskegee Airmen overcame great odds to prove they were equal and capable of completing any mission just as good as their counterparts.

President Trump’s push to eliminate DEI from federal agencies through executive orders claimed an unlikely casualty: The Tuskegee Airmen. This weekend, it was revealed that Joint Base San ...

Col. James H. Harvey III, 101, is among the last few airmen and support crew who proved that a Black unit — the 332nd Fighter Group of the Tuskegee Airmen — could fight as well as any other in ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Millions of Americans have risked their lives to defend our freedom, but few have faced as many roadblocks to fighting for their country as the Tuskegee Airmen. The all ...

Col. James H. Harvey III, 101, is among the last few airmen and support crew who proved that a Black unit — the 332nd Fighter Group of the Tuskegee Airmen — could fight as well as any other in ...