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Tuskegee Airmen honored with marker at Troy airport

City and University officials joined dignitaries to unveil a historical marker at the Tuskegee Army Air Field Hangar located in Troy.

City and University officials joined dignitaries to unveil a historical marker at the Tuskegee Army Air Field Hangar located in Troy.

Troy University joined the City of Troy on Wednesday to honor the Tuskegee Airmen by unveiling a historical marker at the Tuskegee Army Air Field Hangar located at Troy Municipal Airport.

The Tuskegee Airmen, the nation’s first black military pilots, used the hangar, which originally located at Tuskegee Army Air Field.

When the training program…

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New exhibit to salute contributions of African Americans to the U.S. Armed Forces

Photos of the Tuskegee Airmen from the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force are part of a new exhibit opening Thursday at the Rosa Parks Museum.

Photos of the Tuskegee Airmen from the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force are part of a new exhibit opening Thursday at the Rosa Parks Museum.

A new exhibit, set to open Thursday at Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum, will commemorate the valiant service of African American men and women during World War II.

“EO 9981: Escaping Jim Crow,” which refers to President Harry S. Truman’s executive order that ended segregation in the U.S. Armed Forces, celebrates the contributions of African…

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