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Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Funeral for WWII pilot

Family and friends bid farewell to one of the pioneering black World War II pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen. The funeral of Lieutenant Colonel Charles “Chuck” Dryden will be held in Atlanta today. Last year, President George W. Bush awarded the Tuskegee Airmen the Congressional Gold Medal.

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