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    Deployed National Guard Unit Sends Cards to Last Surviving Tuskegee Airman for 100th Birthday [Image 2 of 2]

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    Deployed National Guard Unit Sends Cards to Last Surviving Tuskegee Airman for 100th Birthday

    CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT

    05.17.2022

    Photo by Capt. Joshua Sik 

    135th Expeditionary Sustainment Command

    Five out of the 135 Soldiers of the 135th Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC) hold their birthday cards for the last known surviving Tuskegee Airman, Sgt. Victor Butler. Butler was a mechanic for the Tuskegee Airmen, and he was one of the many Black military pilots and airmen who made history while fighting in World War II. On top of those sacrifices, the unit broke barriers and instrumentally contributed to desegregating the United States military.

    From Left to Right: Sgt. 1st Class Brian Lynd, Lt. Col. Joel Traweek, Sgt. 1st Class Willie Vandiver, Capt. Jeremy Barrett, and Sgt. 1st Class Carnard McCalpine.

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    Date Taken: 05.17.2022
    Date Posted: 05.17.2022 15:42
    Photo ID: 7201700
    VIRIN: 220517-A-NO292-291
    Resolution: 6720x4480
    Size: 8.61 MB
    Location: CAMP ARIFJAN, KW
    Hometown: CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND, US

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