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Saluting U.S. veterans: A conversation with members of the Detroit Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen

November 11 is  Veterans Day, a time to pay tribute to all who have served in the United States military. Among them are the famed Tuskegee Airmen of World War II, the first African American fighter pilot squadron. Stephen Henderson of American Black Journal sat down with Tony Stevenson, Captain Ashley Richardson, and Norman Folson.

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