Ground broken for Tuskegee Airmen memorial in Pa.
A 1943 poster for war bonds featured a Tuskegee Airman. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
A surviving member of the famous unit of World War II black pilots was among those who attended a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday at the Sewickley Cemetery.
The planned memorial will honor 84 members of the unit who were from western Pennsylvania. Two granite towers bearing their names will flank a porcelain reproduction of a painting of P-51 Mustang.
Organizers are currently raising money for the $250,000 memorial. Construction could begin early next year.
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A 1943 poster for war bonds featured a Tuskegee Airman. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
