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Orlando Science Center monument to honor Tuskegee Airmen Red Tail pilots
More than 65 years after flying fighter planes over Europe, the Red Tail pilots of the Tuskegee Airmen will have a monument designed to honor their World War II exploits while inspiring kids to seek careers in aviation. "It's like a dream come true,"...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Human Interest, Veterans Day, Science, Science and Technology
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Orlando Science Center: Tuskegee Airmen monument groundbreaking Tuesday
The Orlando Science Center is planning a monument-groundbreaking event that will honor Red Tail pilots of the Tuskegee Airmen at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Three Red Tail pilots from World War II are scheduled to be in attendance. Leo Gray, George Hardy and Hiram...
Tags: Science, Robert Stuart, Science and Technology, Buddy Dyer, Orlando Science Center
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Obama headlines list of graduation speakers
The BladeTwo United States senators, an Olympic fencer, and a priest are among those who will deliver the send-off addresses to college graduates across the region. President Obama will speak to Ohio State University graduates during Sunday's commencement at...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Science and Technology, Bowling Green State University, University of Toledo, Graduation
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DC councilmember pushing resolution calling on Washington Redskins to change nickname
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A D.C. Councilmember plans to introduce a resolution that calls on the Washington Redskins to change their name. Councilmember David Grosso (GRAH'-so), an at-large independent, says the name is "racist and derogatory," and that... -
Fantasy of Flight Cutting Operating Schedule to 4 Days a Week
The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla.Fantasy of Flight is reducing its operating schedule from seven days a week to four. The aviation-themed attraction prominently located along Interstate 4 will be open only Thursday through Sunday beginning May 6, the park announced Thursday. The park...Tags: Auburndale, Polk County, Hobbies, Museums, Arts and Culture
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Iowa hometown honors Tuskegee Airman Joe Gomer of Duluth with statue
Duluth News TribuneWhen a statue of World War II Tuskegee Airman Joe Gomer was unveiled in Duluth in June, the 92-year-old Duluth resident remarked: "I never thought I'd see this in my time." On Wednesday, the retired Air Force major watched the projected image of a...Tags: Human Interest, Italy, 311 (music group), Science and Technology, Arts
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Family of WW II Marine from Rankin to celebrate his Congressional Gold Medal
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewLike thousands of blacks who served in the Marine Corps during World War II, William F. Snooks waited years for well-deserved recognition. Along with the Tuskegee Airmen, black pilots who flew during the war, the Marines who trained at Camp Montford...Tags: Human Interest, U.S. Congress, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Awards and Prizes, Harry S. Truman
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Construction of Tuskegee Airmen memorial to take place this summer
Beaver County Times, Pa.To fourth-grade band members at Quaker Valley elementary schools, "Tuskegee Airmen," is no longer just the name of a song in their spring concert lineup. On Friday, the band students at Edgeworth Elementary got to see the names and faces of some local...Tags: Human Interest, Culture, Ceremonies, Arts and Culture
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Charles Perry 'Buck' Moore
Charles Perry “Buck” Moore, 90, of Fountain Hills died Tuesday, April 16, 2013, of natural causes at Hospice of the Valley Eckstein Center, Scottsdale, Ariz. Croxford Funeral Home, Great Falls, Mont., has been entrusted with arrangements....
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UPDATE: Funeral arrangements made for Tuskegee Airman who lived in Salem
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterFuneral arrangements have been made for Lt. Dempsey Morgan. His funeral service will be held on Monday at noon at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home at 1002 Moorman Road in Roanoke. ----------------------- The country and especially the Roanoke Valley...Tags: Black History
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Artist confronts opposition to same-sex marriage
It is not unusual to see art that tackles social and political issues, but there's still something startling about Jeffrey Kent's solo show "Preach!" at the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park. The Baltimore artist zeros in on opposition by some...
Tags: Minority Groups, Alzheimer's Disease, Arts, Marriage, Family
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