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2. The Washington Red Tails

Reply to scarytomcat (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2020, 08:43 AM

Jul 2020

After the famous Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American military aviators in the United States Armed Forces, who flew P-51 Mustangs with the tails painted red. The highly decorated "Red Tails" lost the fewest number of bombers during bombing runs they escorted over Germany.

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I got a new name for the Washington football team ....The Groundhogs [View all] scarytomcat Jul 2020 OP

New name, same owner - 'CELLAR DWELLERS' empedocles Jul 2020 #1

The Washington Red Tails sop Jul 2020 #2

The Washington Powers? Laelth Jul 2020 #3

The Washington Cherry Blossoms... Phentex Jul 2020 #4

No quickesst Jul 2020 #5

I think they should just be called the Hogs. lark Jul 2020 #6

Like the Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers or the Miami Heat, name the team after the first thing sop Jul 2020 #7

I was thinking much the same with hogs - repugs are just hogs feeding at the troughs of our $$. lark Jul 2020 #8

"The Hogs" used to be the team nickname during their glory years, back when Joe Gibbs was sop Jul 2020 #9

Synchronicity! lark Jul 2020 #10

that is correct scarytomcat Jul 2020 #12

The Washington Pork Barrels. 3catwoman3 Jul 2020 #11

How about the Swamp Things? csziggy Jul 2020 #13

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