One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, Charles McGee, who flew fighter combat missions over three wars, has died.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An Air Force veteran is organizing and hosting a first-of-its-kind event on Saturday at Cecil Airport. Dwayne Quick, an Air Force veteran and founder of 332nd Heritage Foundation, an organization founded in 2020 with the goal of sharing the legacy of the Tuskegee airmen and their contributions to the African American community with the military and civilian population. Alvin Temple, one of the Tuskegee airmen, a group of mostly Black pilots who flew in World War II. That is something he told me — nobody is going to hand this to me, I had to want it.”He said he wants to pass along the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen to future generations. “The legacy they left behind and things like that, even moving forward in this, their grit and ability to push forward, that’s something we are trying to pass on and use to mentor.

Lumpkin, a Los Angeles native, died Dec. 26, according to a statement from Los Angeles City College, which he attended from 1938 to 1940. Theodore Lumpkin Jr. was just days short of his 101st birthday. Lumpkin, a Los Angeles native, died Dec. 26, according to a statement from Los Angeles City College, which he attended from 1938 to 1940. The Tuskegee Airmen escorted bombers in Europe. In 2007, the Tuskegee Airmen were collectively awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.

“I think it’s very significant that it’s going to be dedicated on Veteran’s Day because it deals with veterans,” Walden said. One painting honors the Harlem Hellfighters during World War I. Another shows the service by Black women. Another pays tribute to World War II, with Doris “Dorie” Miller at the forefront. “I think that would help end some of the racism problems that we have in this country,” Walden said.