[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 29, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H3955]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING OHIO TUSKEGEE AIRMEN DAY

  (Mr. CAREY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CAREY. Madam Speaker, I rise in honor of Ohio Tuskegee Airmen 
Day.
  Most know the Tuskegee Airmen as the first Black pilots in the 
military who overcame the headwinds of segregation and racism to 
achieve unparalleled success during World War II, flying nearly 1,600 
missions and destroying over 260 enemy aircraft.
  What you may not know is their success continued after the war, both 
militarily and culturally, in Lockbourne, Ohio.
  In 1946, the Tuskegee Airmen arrived at the Lockbourne Army Air Force 
Base, where they operated the first and only Army Air Force base under 
the command of Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
  Segregation continued to hinder their opportunities off base, but 
Lockbourne overcame and was lauded as the best managed base in the Air 
Force. Their work led President Harry Truman to issue an executive 
order in 1948 that desegregated the military and mandated equal 
opportunity and treatment.
  I am proud to represent an area of such historical significance and 
to honor the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen.

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