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1. I got to meet (then-) Col. Charles McGee of the Tuskegee Airmen.....

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Wed May 29, 2024, 12:36 PM

May 2024

...in 2010--had a delightful conversation with him, since we both had Kansas City ties. He was base commander of the KC-area AFB years earlier, when I got lost there at an air-show as a tyke. He was truly a national treasure! One of the few things I give tRump credit for was promoting him to Brig. General.

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I got to meet (then-) Col. Charles McGee of the Tuskegee Airmen..... lastlib May 2024 #1

What a memorable experience meeting one of these legends, men of honor. appalachiablue May 2024 #2