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ss_287
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Tuskegee Airman Charles Dryden dies at 87
One of the first of the pioneering black pilots served 21-year military career



ATLANTA - Lt. Col. Charles "Chuck" Dryden, one of the first of the pioneering black World War II pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen, has died. He was 87.

Dryden died Tuesday in Atlanta of natural causes, said Roger Neal, a spokesman for the National Museum of Patriotism in Atlanta. Dryden was on the museum's board of directors.

"He was not just a part of American history; he helped to make it," museum founder Nick Snider said Thursday.



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rm444
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RIP, Colonel.
SALUTE!


"Thank you, for your support." - Bartles & Jaymes
 
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An amazing man!

RIP


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What the Tuskegee Airmen endured and accomplished was and is still today monumental. RIP, great American.

Here a link to the story:
http://www.macon.com/532/story/387826.html

Don’t miss his video interview:
http://videos.macon.com/vmix_hosted_apps/p/media?id=1959313&item_index=2

Blessings and comfort to his family and friends.
 
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SUNLINER81
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What an amazing patriot and American...
May God bless you and keep you in his arms of love forever...
Respectfully, SUNLINER81
 
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I was honored to not only meet this man while writing my masters paper on him and his fellow pilots... but enjoy a great many conversations with him. it is sad to hear of his passing
 
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RIP Colonel.
 
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Another American patriot gone, very sad. May you rest in God's grace.
 
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An exceptional member of The Greatest Generation!
Thank you for your service & sacrifice.
 
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Salute sir, may you have unlimited flying time for eternity.

Has anyone read his book?
He is the author of his biography, A-Train: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman. [


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RIP Applause


Been there, Done that and I have the shots to prove it.
 
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My wife's six-grade class had the honor of interviewing several of the Tuskagee airmen ... perhaps folks would enjoy this photo that accompanied one of the interviews.
 
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Airman Charles Dryden ~ Thank You for your Service!

SALUTE!
 
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