He was 105 years old. He was the last living instructor of the famous Tuskegee Airmen and was a legend in his own right. If ...
Tuskegee Airman Roscoe Draper, a pioneering flight instructor, passes away at 105. His legacy lives on in military, educational, and sociohistorical milestones.
As they returned, the airdome lit up with anti-aircraft fire. Martin’s plane was hit, and he bailed out over Yugoslavia.
A Georgia native, he was among the famed Tuskegee Airmen who helped pave the way amid World War II for the desegregation of the U.S. military. At a Veterans Day event in Riverdale on Monday ...
“Honoring the military justices and the Tuskegee Airmen is really special,” Stein added. “We’re trying to make a living ...
Police confirmed Friday morning that the statue was recovered but did not provide any details on how it was recovered.
Roscoe D. Draper, a Tuskegee Airmen Flight Instructor and retired Federal Aviation Operation Inspector, died on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. He was 105. He was affectionately known as coach by family ...
The Central Kentucky Veterans Committee held its Veterans Day ceremony at Camp Nelson National Cemetery. This year’s event ...
The statue of late Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson is believed to have been stolen on Tuesday night (Provided by Detroit Police Department) The statue honors the late Lieutenant ...
DETROIT — A 600-pound (272-kilogram) bronze statue of a Tuskegee airman has been found after it was stolen from a city park, Detroit police said Friday. The statue of Lt. Col. Alexander ...
A recently-installed statue honoring a Tuskegee Airman who returned to Detroit after ... At the time, Black Americans in many states were living under Jim Crow laws. Jefferson and other Black ...