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Air Force veteran hopes to pass on legacy of Tuskegee Airmen
Read full article: Air Force veteran hopes to pass on legacy of Tuskegee AirmenJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An Air Force veteran is organizing and hosting a first-of-its-kind event on Saturday at Cecil Airport. Dwayne Quick, an Air Force veteran and founder of 332nd Heritage Foundation, an organization founded in 2020 with the goal of sharing the legacy of the Tuskegee airmen and their contributions to the African American community with the military and civilian population. Alvin Temple, one of the Tuskegee airmen, a group of mostly Black pilots who flew in World War II. That is something he told me — nobody is going to hand this to me, I had to want it.”He said he wants to pass along the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen to future generations. “The legacy they left behind and things like that, even moving forward in this, their grit and ability to push forward, that’s something we are trying to pass on and use to mentor.
