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Three members of the Tuskegee Airmen, wearing their signature red jackets, listen as Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks during a ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the signing of Executive Orders 9980 and 9981, which integrated the armed forces and the federal civil service.

Three members of the Tuskegee Airmen, wearing their signature red jackets, listen as Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks during a ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the signing of Executive Orders 9980 and 9981, which integrated the armed forces and the federal civil service.

Three members of the Tuskegee Airmen, wearing their signature red jackets, listen as Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks during a ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the signing of Executive Orders 9980 and 9981, which integrated the armed forces and the federal civil service.

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