Resist the Mainstream: A 102-year-old World War II veteran who served as one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen was honored in Henderson, Nevada, on Wednesday.
The Nevada Department of Veteran’s Services (NDVS) noted that a group of veterans were honored at a ceremony at Prestige Assisted Living at Mira Loma in Henderson, Nevada, on Wednesday, March 29.
One of the veterans who were honored was Lt. Col. Lester McCants, a World War II veteran who trained as one of the first 100 pilots in the First Tuskegee Airmen.’
As the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian Institution explained, the Tuskegee Airmen were the first black pilots in the history of the United States military:
In 1941, the U. S. Army Air Corps (predecessor to the modern-day U.S. Air Force) was a segregated part of the military. With World War II near at hand, it was decided to offer training to African Americans as pilots and mechanics. The new air base at Tuskegee, Alabama, became the center for the training program of black air personnel … Called the “Tuskegee Airmen,” these airmen made a pioneering contribution to the war and the subsequent drive to end racial segregation in the American armed forces. more here
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Only a very few of the greatest generation left.
The reparations bill for slavery was marked paid in full by WWII. 488,000 dead. By every best estimate, that includes 708 black Americans.
Congratulations Lt. Col. McCants – you served your country well.
Sorry, if I have learned anything the last 3 years, it’s that EVERYTHING we have been taught is a lie.