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Tuskegee Airmen to Attend Inaugural

Invitation recognizes their contribution to historic event

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Dec 10, 2008 6:22 AM CST

(Newser) – The Tuskegee Airmen of WWII have been invited to the inauguration of the nation's first black president, the New York Times reports. Barack Obama has acknowledged his debt to the elite all-black force, whose heroes fought for a country that discriminated against them. Now in...   Read full story »

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