Members of the all-Black aviation squadron known as the Tuskegee Airmen line up Jan. 23, 1942. U.S. Army Signal Corps/Associated Press hide caption
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The Pentagon has identified the remains of Lawrence E. Dickson (second left), pictured in 1942 with members of the graduating class at Tuskegee Army Flying School. Afro Newspaper/Gado/Getty Images hide caption
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U.S. Air Force Retired Lt. Col. Floyd J. Carter has died at age 95. One of the last of the Tuskegee Airmen, Carter is seen here signing the tail of a TU-43 plane at the opening of the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Tuskegee, Ala., in 2008. Dave Martin/AP hide caption
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In June 2013, Tuskegee Airman Dabney Montgomery waves to the crowd as he is introduced before the start of a baseball game in New York. Kathy Willens/AP hide caption
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Tuskegee Airman Roscoe Brown poses during the publicity tour for the 2012 movie, Red Tails. The film was based on their experiences during World War II. Carlo Allegri/AP hide caption
Remembering Tuskegee Airman Roscoe Brown, Educator And Civil Rights Trailblazer
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This July 1943 photo provided by the Los Angeles Chapter, Tuskegee Airmen Inc., shows Lowell C. Steward after his graduation from flight training at Tuskegee Army Air Field, in Tuskegee, Ala. Steward, who won the Distinguished Flying Cross among other awards, died on Wednesday at age 95. AP hide caption
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Tuskegee Airman Col. Herbert Carter, listens as Gov. Robert Bentley reads a proclamation honoring the fliers during a ceremony at the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala., on Jan. 20. Dave Martin/AP hide caption