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Airmen Combat Isolation, Apathy
By Tim Lawson | February 16They might be decorated war heroes, but the Tuskegee Airmen were not fully recognized by their own country, a panel of former airmen told an awestruck audience of about 80 Shaw University students and alumni Thursday night.The black division of the Army Air Corps was established during World War II, when the U.S. forces were still segregated. "When we came back from World War II, we didn't have a parade down Fifth Avenue," said retired Army 1st Lt. Wilson Eagleson. "We were ignored.
