Tuskegee Airman receives promotion to brigadier general

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Tuskegee Airman receives promotion to brigadier general

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Name: AMVETS VETERANS MONTHLY MEETING
Start: 2021-01-13T19:15:00-05:00
End: 2021-01-13T20:15:00-05:00
Location: AMVETS Post 176 Rauch Hall

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By Staff Sgt. Jeremy L. Mosier2020-02-05Category: Heritage, Top Stories

On Feb. 4, retired Col. Charles E. McGee found himself in the Oval Office at the White House being promoted to brigadier general by President Donald Trump.

Retired Col. Charles McGee, one of the Tuskegee Airmen, high-fives Airmen during his visit Dec. 6, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. McGee served a total of 30 years in the U.S. Air Force, beginning with the U.S. Army Air Corps, and flew a total of 409 combat missions in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail)

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