[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 29, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H3954]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RECOGNIZING OHIO TUSKEGEE AIRMEN DAY

  (Mrs. BEATTY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. BEATTY. Madam Speaker, today marks the first annual Ohio 
Tuskegee Airmen Day celebration at the National Veterans Memorial and 
Museum in my district.
  In March 1946, Tuskegee Airmen began to arrive at Lockbourne Army 
Airfield, today known as Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in 
Columbus. The airmen were under the leadership of Colonel Benjamin O. 
Davis, the first Black officer to command an Air Force base in the 
continental United States.
  Their achievements during the war paved the way for full integration 
of the U.S. military, as pilots, navigators, and bombardiers. These 
brave, distinguished Black men received Purple Hearts, Silver Stars, 
and Bronze Stars.
  They were fighting for our country and for us during a time they were 
denied access to the right to vote, housing in certain neighborhoods, 
and separate but not equal educational opportunities.
  Please join me in recognizing these heroic Black men.

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