WEBVTT 00:05.450 --> 00:12.600 Two. It's dates air force ehrman heritage museum magic BNC lachland 00:12.630 --> 00:16.210 called a grand opening ceremony march 24 Stanford scene was six 00:16.210 --> 00:19.830 that that are in the tuskegee airman the first African American 00:19.830 --> 00:23.160 military aviators into United States army air forces. 00:23.850 --> 00:27.680 The exhibit the first of its can I in the air force depicts the 00:27.680 --> 00:32.300 hard work sacrifice and dogged determination that to ski gear 00:32.300 --> 00:35.780 men put forth as members of the army air corps to help armor 00:35.780 --> 00:40.710 to win the world war two while striking polls for respect and equality. 00:41.500 --> 00:45.520 Use that term tuskegee airman to refer to all-over involved and 00:45.520 --> 00:47.560 army air corps program called. 00:48.090 --> 00:50.540 That note we now call with a skewed spirits. 00:51.290 --> 00:55.760 Uh the train African americans to fly and maintain combat aircraft 00:55.760 --> 00:56.610 in world war two. 00:57.640 --> 01:01.220 The fortunes of the to ski gear man the day back to was early 01:01.220 --> 01:05.680 as march 19 41 but the first all African American fighter squadron 01:05.720 --> 01:08.140 was activated at sinead feel one way. 01:08.700 --> 01:12.850 Over 250 enlisted men were trained as aircraft mechanics supply 01:12.850 --> 01:16.120 clerks armor worse. And weather forecasters. 01:16.670 --> 01:19.640 You date along with pilots in training that to stevie army air 01:19.640 --> 01:23.700 field in Alabama were the core that became the famed to speedier man. 01:24.450 --> 01:28.380 All the items on display including the uniforms are all regional. 01:29.090 --> 01:32.580 My wife and I about what our collective law the under music is 01:32.580 --> 01:34.280 saying that died pride or. 01:34.820 --> 01:37.830 The coffee to the U.S and they've because of the coffee cafe 01:37.830 --> 01:42.530 is if you turn it over he'll sing made in china. And that is 01:42.530 --> 01:46.260 a little insignificant things and we try to keep everything actor 01:46.700 --> 01:49.260 uh to in that period of the forties. 01:50.180 --> 01:51.350 Bill de until whistle to look. 01:52.270 --> 01:55.670 A closer inspection reveals a mouse emerging from a hold makes 01:55.670 --> 01:59.450 to work park to see that and popular graffiti of the date can 01:59.450 --> 02:01.190 be read on a Wall nearby. 02:02.570 --> 02:05.720 The exhibit offers a more been an actor it depiction of a date 02:05.750 --> 02:07.460 in the life of tuskegee chairman. 02:08.330 --> 02:12.280 Bitty cloaks abroad emotion and stirs unforgettable memories 02:12.360 --> 02:15.030 and the hearts and minds of those lifted. 02:15.640 --> 02:20.430 I have to say teenos and the Sri and hands with the on me tony 02:20.430 --> 02:22.040 is sealed with a a falls. 02:22.710 --> 02:25.130 And I have been reported now. 02:25.790 --> 02:26.810 Forty years. 02:28.270 --> 02:30.560 And the tone read grated. 02:31.460 --> 02:32.100 The any of it. 02:33.680 --> 02:35.550 The exhibit is far from complete. 02:36.320 --> 02:40.390 Museum curators plan to add additional displays and artifacts 02:40.390 --> 02:43.570 to beat tuskegee airman exhibit during the next few months. 02:44.300 --> 02:47.710 From the bible second air base queen public affairs office buying 02:47.710 --> 02:48.420 tony Hearst..