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U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia speaks before presenting the Congressional Gold Medal to Army Air Corps Sgt. Amelia Jones, a 95-year-old veteran of the original Tuskegee Airmen, at Hospice Savannah in Savannah, Ga., April 19, 2015. All Tuskegee Airmen have received the medal, one of the two highest civilian awards in the United States. Before 1940, African Americans were barred from flying for the U.S. military. Following social pressures, an African-American squadron formed in 1941 in Tuskegee, Ala. Known as the Tuskegee Airmen, the unit included pilots, navigators, bombardiers, maintenance and support staff, instructors and personnel who kept the planes flying. The achievements of the Tuskegee Airmen and those who supported them paved the way for full integration of the U.S. military.

U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia speaks before presenting the Congressional Gold Medal to Army Air Corps Sgt. Amelia Jones, a 95-year-old veteran of the original Tuskegee Airmen, at Hospice Savannah in Savannah, Ga., April 19, 2015. All Tuskegee Airmen have received the medal, one of the two highest civilian awards in the United States. Before 1940, African Americans were barred from flying for the U.S. military. Following social pressures, an African-American squadron formed in 1941 in Tuskegee, Ala. Known as the Tuskegee Airmen, the unit included pilots, navigators, bombardiers, maintenance and support staff, instructors and personnel who kept the planes flying. The achievements of the Tuskegee Airmen and those who supported them paved the way for full integration of the U.S. military.

U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia speaks before presenting the Congressional Gold Medal to Army Air Corps Sgt. Amelia Jones, a 95-year-old veteran of the original Tuskegee Airmen, at Hospice Savannah in Savannah, Ga., April 19, 2015. All Tuskegee Airmen have received the medal, one of the two highest civilian awards in the United States. Before 1940, African Americans were barred from flying for the U.S. military. Following social pressures, an African-American squadron formed in 1941 in Tuskegee, Ala. Known as the Tuskegee Airmen, the unit included pilots, navigators, bombardiers, maintenance and support staff, instructors and personnel who kept the planes flying. The achievements of the Tuskegee Airmen and those who supported them paved the way for full integration of the U.S. military.

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