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The new film . Red Tails was shown as

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part of the Air Education and Training

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Commands 2012 Symposium . The message

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is carried in the movie and by the real

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life tuskegee airmen fit with the

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symposiums theme , develop America's

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Airman today for tomorrow . One of the

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first lessons any airmen learns today

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are the Air Force core values . It's

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these values of integrity , service and

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excellence that also stood as

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principles for the tuskegee airmen ,

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whether it was battling the nazis in

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europe or social injustice at home ,

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these american pioneers relied on

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perseverance and excellence to advance

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and secure a nation and society .

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Historically we look for answers in our

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past , you know , so we look back to

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the husky game and what did they do

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when they had these moments of

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adversity , They pursued excellence .

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Excellence with their mantra through

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all this adversity , through the racism ,

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through the , through the , you know ,

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abroad the problems that they had , you

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know with , with Hitler and at home the

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problems that they had , dealing with ,

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you know , all the discrimination ,

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prejudice , you know , the one thing

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that they held onto was the excellence .

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If we can be excellence that will be

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the driving force through this

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adversity . And so I think that's the

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lesson that we can , we can take to our

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young people now that you're going

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through things that's okay , You're not

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the first one . You can look to your

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past and see the men that were just

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like you were young , like you 1920

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said , hey we're in the situation ,

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what can we do ? And they said , we can

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be the very best we can be in that

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moment and through that will achieve

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big things that it shows what

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dedication can do , what preparation

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can do . And so it's important for

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young people to know that , that you

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can live your dream . It's a story of

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courage . It's a story of perseverance .

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It's a story of overcoming long odds .

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The landscape may change a little bit

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today , but each one of us faces

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challenges in our lives and I think

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often times when we come up to tough

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times , if we look back to people who

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have successfully negotiated challenges ,

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it gives us the strength and the

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courage to carry on . So I think that's

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a great message for people of all

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generations . It's this message of

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personal courage , selflessness ,

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resiliency , and excellence that serve

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as the legacy of the tuskegee airmen

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and one that will guide America's

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airmen into the future . Air Force

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Sergeant David Clarke san Antonio texas .

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Mhm