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Tuskegee Airmen: Congressional Gold Medal
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On March 29, 2007 the Congressional Gold Medal was awarded to Members of the Tuskegee Experience in a ceremony in the Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Over 300 Tuskegee Airmen attended. The award was presented by President George W. Bush, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senator Carl Levin, Representative Charles Rangel, and leaders of the House and Senate. Former Secretary of State, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Colin Powell was among those who presented remarks.
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Prior to the event, the Broward County Commission honored the Tuskegee Airmen during a public meeting. Mayor Ben Graber presented Lt. Colonel Leo Roger Gray with the Mayor's Award and a proclamation by Vice - Mayor Josephus Eggletion. Recently, Congress unanimously passed a bill in the U.S. House recognizing the Tuskegee Airmen with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honored bestowed upon the House of Representatives.
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Maycie Herrington, 88, of Long Beach, last week received the nation's highest honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, for her efforts as a civilian worker with the Tuskegee Airmen. One of only two women members of the segregated Army Air Corps unit, Herrington worked in administration with the unit for five years, from 1943-48.
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