Honoring the Tuskegee Airmen

Honoring the Tuskegee Airmen

  • 5/18/2012
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    Israeli Major-General (Ret.) Isaac Ben-Israel and Consul General Opher Aviran joined Georgia State Representative and House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams and living members of the Tuskegee Airmen in honoring its members who fought in World War II.  

    Major General Isaac Ben-Israel and Consul General Aviran placed a wreath on the tomb of WWII comrade and Georgia native 1st Lt. Walter D. Westmoreland at South View Cemetery in Atlanta.

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    "I'm excited to be here today," said Ben-Israel. "As a Jew, an Israeli and an Airforce General I am honored by the Tuskegee Airmen."

    Many surviving members of the Tuskegee Airmen including Mr. Norris Connally, a personal friend of 1st Lt. Westmoreland, were in attendance.

    “The Tuskegee Airmen fought victoriously to defeat the Nazis in World War II and save Jewish lives from the Holocaust. These brave men made the ultimate sacrifice during World War II to ensure good would triumph over evil. The Jewish people will always be grateful to the Tuskegee Airmen," said Opher Aviran, Consul General of Israel to the Southeast.

     
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