Decorated pilot Harry Stewart, Jr., one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 100

Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr, a decorated World War II pilot who broke racial barriers as a Tuskegee Airmen and earned honors for his combat heroism, has died.

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Harry Stewart Jr. Dies at 100; One of Last Tuskegee Airmen to See Combat

His boyhood dream to be an adventurous pilot was fulfilled thanks to World War II. But, as a civilian, racial prejudice kept him out of the cockpit.
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Decorated pilot Harry Stewart, Jr., one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 100

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