Apr 24
Pompey Hawkins Dies
Posted by Slobokan @ 15:19 · 84 words · print
Pompey Hawkins, one of the members of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, died in Indianapolis at age 91.
Hawkins died Sunday at the Veterans Affairs Hospital with his family by his side, a hospital spokeswoman told the Indianapolis Star.
Hawkins, a longtime resident of the city, trained as a fighter pilot and worked as an administrator for the famed Tuskegee Airmen's 99th Pursuit Squadron, the Army's first all-black combat pilot corps that saw action in Europe, the report said.
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Posted by Sharon
December 3, 2006 @ 02:07
Pompey, I miss you and THANK Pompey, I miss you and THANK YOU for the memories and laughs we had. You are my HERO!!!
Posted by Bridget
December 3, 2006 @ 02:07
The movie that is based on th The movie that is based on their story remains one of my favorite movies to this day. No matter how many times I watch it, I cry my eyes out. I made my two older girls watch it already too, since I thought it to be educational in both the historic way and in the way to help them understand that there are no barriers regarding race provided you push through and do your best to prove the racist pigs wrong.