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and with passion about his uphill struggle for acceptance and recognition as an airman in a segregated unit of the armed forces—both in “ this country Tand abroad.. After graduation from Virginia State College, he joined the Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet. Following training at Tuskegee Institute in 1942, he was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant and began escorting bomber pilots over Sicily and Italy.
When Col. Baugh came back to the states, he was assigned to a base in New Jersey. One of his early impressions was that of German officer war prisoners being . given the privileges of the Officers Club on the base. Black American officers were not allowed those privileges. He was proud to note, however, that in the intervening years, the armed forces has gone from being the most discriminatory to the most integrated segment of American society.
In his talk, Col. Baugh approvingly quoted Pope John Paul II about discrimination in any form being a sin against God. With great courage and conviction, Col. Baugh also suggested that this dictum against discrimination should be broadened to include discrimination against women in the priesthood and against homosexuals. Col. Baugh is widowed, has three sons, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
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