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U.S. Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter of Georgia congratulates Army Air Corps Sgt. Amelia Jones, a veteran of the original Tuskegee Airmen, after she received the Congressional Gold Medal at Hospice Savannah in Savannah, Ga., April 19, 2015.

U.S. Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter of Georgia congratulates Army Air Corps Sgt. Amelia Jones, a veteran of the original Tuskegee Airmen, after she received the Congressional Gold Medal at Hospice Savannah in Savannah, Ga., April 19, 2015.

U.S. Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter of Georgia congratulates Army Air Corps Sgt. Amelia Jones, a veteran of the original Tuskegee Airmen, after she received the Congressional Gold Medal at Hospice Savannah in Savannah, Ga., April 19, 2015.

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