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usaf-vet

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4. In my mind Tuberville if first and foremost a racist Who has "black friends."

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Fri Sep 29, 2023, 11:47 AM

Sep 2023

Has he ever heard of the Tuskegee Airmen?

Or does he choose to ignore them and their record?

In all, 992 pilots were trained in Tuskegee from 1941 to 1946. 355 were deployed overseas, and 84 lost their lives. The toll included 68 pilots killed in action or accidents, 12 killed in training and non-combat missions and 32 captured as prisoners of war.

Altogether, 992 pilots graduated from the Tuskegee Air Field courses, and they flew 1,578 missions and 15,533 sorties, destroyed 261 enemy aircraft, and won more than 850 medals.

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Has this guy ever been out of Alabama ? pwb Sep 2023 #1

Good question, you'd think he'd have experienced diversity in D.C., but he never served in the military Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #2

Yeah, Cincinnati, Ohio. marble falls Sep 2023 #3

In my mind Tuberville if first and foremost a racist Who has "black friends." usaf-vet Sep 2023 #4

TommyTubbs should be the picture next to the word 'cracker.' NoMoreRepugs Sep 2023 #5