https://www.okwassup.com/tuskegee-airman-dies/ News, Entertainment, Lifestyle and more! Wed, 27 May 2015 07:59:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.okwassup.com/tuskegee-airman-dies/#comment-612 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:37:32 +0000 http://okwassup.com/2010/02/04/tuskegee-airman-dies/#comment-612 This fine gentleman reminds me of my grandfather (now deceased) also a fine gentleman and member of that Great generation. He also fought to defend this country in WW II. DJ:“But despite all his gallantry, this recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross found that when he returned home in 1945, nothing seemed to have changed in American society.”Sadly, after the war, my grandfather (who was from Alabama- born and raised) returned home to that same UGLY reality and shortly, thereafter, he decided to leave the South (during the great Black migration), headed North determined to find better job opportunities and an improved way of life. By the grace of God, he found both.May Mr. Archer, my grandfather, and all the other fine men of that generation who are no longer with us…..…..Rest in Peace.

]]> https://www.okwassup.com/tuskegee-airman-dies/#comment-609 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:11:17 +0000 http://okwassup.com/2010/02/04/tuskegee-airman-dies/#comment-609 He led a good long life. May God rest his soul. RIP

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