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By Richard Lykes
Special to the Rappahannock News ’; v
Few recent distinguished visigiven
a more heart-felt wdicmna than Lt. Colonel Howard L. Baugh (ret.) of the famed World War H Tuskegee Airmen. Col. Baugh was met with a rousing round of applause before and after his inspiring speech on Sunday afternoon at the 16th Annual Or. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration at The Theatre in little Washington.
A native son of Virginia and resident of Petersburg with a 25 yearlong career in the U.S. Air Force, Col. Baugh was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf clusters, the U.S. Air Force's Outstanding Unit award, and many theatre and campaign medals. In 2004, the French government presented him with its highest and most prestigious military award, the French Legion of Honor.
Col. Baugh and his fellow Tuskegee airmen are heralded for their extraordinary dedication and talent but especially for their ability to rise above racial inequality and provide fighter escort pilots that were second to none in World WarU. They fought the formidable German air power and never lost a single bomber to enemy fire.
After a moving introduction by Lt Col. David Powers (ret.), Col. Baugh spoke extemporaneously
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