From Newsgroup: alt.obituaries
[NBC news]
George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots,
dies at 100
Hardy, a lieutenant colonel, became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot at
19, and was among the first Black military pilots in the United States.
Lt. Col. George Hardy, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen and the last of
the group's World War II combat pilots, died Tuesday night, according to Tuskegee Airmen Inc.
He was 100 years old.
"His legacy is one of courage, resilience, tremendous skill and dogged perseverance against racism, prejudice and other evils," said Leon Butler, national president of Tuskegee Airmen Inc. "We are forever grateful for
his sacrifice and will hold dear to his memory."
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