Celebrate the Legacy of Arizona's Tuskegee Airmen

Published Jan. 9, 2012
By CAF Arizona Wing Aviation Museum

MESA, Ariz. -- The CAF Arizona Wing Aviation Museum will host a Tribute to Arizona's Tuskegee Airmen, on Saturday, January 14, 2012, at its Museum.

The ceremony will honor fourteen original Tuskegee Airmen, five of whom are now deceased. It will include a special Memorial service for the deceased Tuskegee Airmen; a presentation about the history of the Tuskegee Airmen, appearances by special invited guests, and will be culminate with a Keynote Address by Major General Marcia Anderson, the highest-ranked woman of color in the U.S. Army.

After a brief intermission, a special edition of Lucasfilm's "Double Victory" will be shown.

The Museum will be closed that day, except to ticket holders to the event. The Tribute ceremony will begin at 2:00 P.M. Seating is limited. Reservations can be made and tickets purchased at the Museum's website at www.azcaf.org/redtails or by calling the Museum Gift Shop at (480) 924-1940.