On Saturday Nov 19 the Wings Over the Rockies Museum with support from Shades of Blue honored the Tuskegee Airmen for their incredibly bold and inspirational contributions to the culture of aviation and to our country. Joining this special event were Governor John Hickenlooper, Mayor Michael Hancock, CEO of Ball Aerospace Dave Taylor, the producer of the movie “Red Tails” Charles Johnson, and the Master of Ceremonies Amelia Earhart . There were also personal video tributes from President Obama, a video from pilot John Travolta, another from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Jr. and also one from the daughter of a Tuskegee Airmen, news anchor Robin Roberts. Nine young Tuskegee re-enactors sauntered through the crowd, wearing authentic flight suits, leather jackets, it was as if the actual Tuskegee airmen had gone back in time, back to their glory days, back to the days when they were altering the course of history. These young men are all pilots or student pilots and are representatives of the Colorado Chapter`s Mile High Program and the Shades of Blue organization, both of whom conduct programs in partnership with Wings Over the Rockies.
The honored Tuskegee airmen were Aviation Cadet Randy Edwards, LtCol James Harvey III, Capt Samuel Hunter, Jr., 2nd Lt Franklin Macon, Corporal Henry Moore, LtCol John Mosley Jr., Col Buck Newsum, LtCol Marion Rodgers and Col Charles McGee.
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