Bill Text: IA HR105 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A resolution remembering and honoring the Tuskegee Airmen.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-14)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-29 - Resolution adopted. H.J. 383. [HR105 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2011-HR105-Introduced.html

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House Resolution 105 - Introduced
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 105
BY ABDUL-SAMAD , GAINES , COWNIE , KRESSIG , HUNTER ,
T. TAYLOR , WILLEMS , GASKILL , PETTENGILL , KAUFMANN ,
KOESTER , RUNNING-MARQUARDT , VANDER LINDEN , HEATON ,
WESSEL-KROESCHELL , H. MILLER , PETERSEN , SCHULTE ,
HUSEMAN , KELLEY , JACOBY , HEIN , ARNOLD , BERRY ,
WATTS , KEARNS , LENSING , ISENHART , ALONS , HALL ,
DE BOEF , STECKMAN , LYKAM , MUHLBAUER , MASCHER , M.
SMITH , COHOON , WITTNEBEN , WINCKLER , THEDE , HANSON ,
KAJTAZOVIC , HEDDENS , and DEYOE
A Resolution remembering and honoring the Tuskegee
Airmen.
WHEREAS, at a time when the United States is again
combating terrorism, it is good to remember an earlier
time when bloodshed and terror surrounded the globe,
and Americans stepped forward and put themselves in
harm’s way —— among them were the Tuskegee Airmen; and
WHEREAS, at the dawn of World War II the 66th
Air Force Flying School at Tuskegee Institute was
established to train African-American pilots for the
war; and
WHEREAS, almost 1,000 African-Americans trained at
the Tuskegee Army Air Field in Tuskegee, Alabama, and
450 of the men were sent overseas for combat duty; and
WHEREAS, these pilots were known as “Tuskegee
Airmen” and were nicknamed “Red-Tail Angels” after the
red tail markings on their aircraft; and
WHEREAS, the 99th Fighter Squadron was sent to
North Africa in the spring of 1943 for combat duty and
in 1944, they were joined by other African-American
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squadrons to form the 332nd Fighter Squadron, which
flew missions over Sicily, the Mediterranean, and North
Africa; and
WHEREAS, the Tuskegee Airmen compiled an outstanding
record, completing more than 1,500 missions, destroying
260 enemy aircraft, sinking an enemy destroyer, and
demolishing other enemy installations; and
WHEREAS, during the war, 66 Tuskegee Airmen were
killed in action and 32 were held as prisoners of
war; and
WHEREAS, through their exploits the Tuskegee Airmen
helped end segregation in the military; and
WHEREAS, the Tuskegee Airmen were awarded numerous
honors, including the Congressional Gold Medal, awarded
during a ceremony with President George W. Bush in
2007; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That
the House of Representatives honors the brave service
of the Tuskegee Airmen and thanks them for their
service to the cause of freedom.
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