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Tuskegee Airmen to be in Rose Bowl Parade
Posted on: 2009-12-31 16:16:25 By Gerald D. Swick @ HistoryNet.com History buffs have something special to watch for in the New Year’s Day 2010 Tournament of Roses Parade prior to the 96th Rose Bowl football game. The theme for the event this time around is "A Cut Above the Rest." The City of West Corvina, a Los Angeles suburb, decided to use that to honor the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II. The parade begins at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time, 11:00 a.m. Eastern. Chris Freeland, deputy city manager for the City of West Corvina and volunteer executive vice-president of the West Corvina Rose Float Foundation, said, "This year we wanted to recognize the military, to have a military-themed float. As we did research into units in this area, we discovered that Los Angeles has one of the largest chapters of the Tuskegee Airmen Organization." Sixteen surviving members of the World War II group will be riding on the float in the parade. Read more... |