Tuskegee Airman who flew 142 WWII combat missions dies at 99

[Superbadbrutha]

We have advanced from those years I agree, but are we truly were we need to be? I think not, just talk to a few black soldiers.

More derailment. You guys can't get off your racist bandwagon for one minute to honor the passing of a hero.

What ass hats. Apologize to the OP.

Racism and racist was a part of this hero's history dumbass.

Well if he was a racist, then fuck him.

He wasn't a racist moron, he had to deal with it racist and racism.

You knew him personally? How do you know he wasnt racist?

If he was he was damn sure given good reason to be.

 

[Godboy]

More derailment. You guys can't get off your racist bandwagon for one minute to honor the passing of a hero.

What ass hats. Apologize to the OP.

Racism and racist was a part of this hero's history dumbass.

Well if he was a racist, then fuck him.

He wasn't a racist moron, he had to deal with it racist and racism.

You knew him personally? How do you know he wasnt racist?

If he was he was damn sure given good reason to be.

The same could be said for anti black racists. Are you sure you want to stick by that standard?

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

RIP
He’s owed a tremendous debt of gratitude.
Shouldn’t that be airperson? He must have been a sexist and should have his name stricken.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

Racism and racist was a part of this hero's history dumbass.

Well if he was a racist, then fuck him.

He wasn't a racist moron, he had to deal with it racist and racism.

You knew him personally? How do you know he wasnt racist?

If he was he was damn sure given good reason to be.

The same could be said for anti black racists. Are you sure you want to stick by that standard?

By all means explain that.

 

[Godboy]

Well if he was a racist, then fuck him.

He wasn't a racist moron, he had to deal with it racist and racism.

You knew him personally? How do you know he wasnt racist?

If he was he was damn sure given good reason to be.

The same could be said for anti black racists. Are you sure you want to stick by that standard?

By all means explain that.

Explain what? Be specific.

 

[bodecea]

I've always found this print touching. It's called "Return of the Red Tails". Four Red Tails escorting home a wounded B-24.
The question hangs behind this painting: Do the B-24 crewmen know who is escorting them out of danger?

There have long been rumours that even the HBO movie touched on, that one of the white pilots had determined that he wanted to thank and shake the hand of the man who had saved him during one of their encounters, but that upon the discovery that the pilot was a black man, he refused to accept the handshake. This certainly is in line with the way they were treated upon their return to the United States only to face the same discrimination as when they left to become war heros.

Thanks for sharing this photo.

I understand that after the war there were a lot of black motorcycle clubs started up by these airmen because they were not allowed to fly back in the U.S. and they needed that speed fix.