He was denounced by rebel propagandists as a tyrant and remembered by Americans as a reactionary dolt. Who was he really?

One of the last surviving combat veterans of the Tuskegee Airmen, George Hardy died last week aged 100. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Leon Butler Jr. from the Tuskegee Airmen Inc. about his legacy.

Sept. 27 (UPI) --Tuskegee Airmen veteran Lt. Col. George Hardy died at age 100 earlier this week, the Tuskegee Airmen Inc. national office announced Friday on social media. Hardy flew 21 combat ...

Lt. Col. George Hardy, one of the last surviving members of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, has died at age 100. Hardy served in World War II as part of the unit of America's first Black military pilots.

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