Col. Cory Mendenhall (right), a Bonners Ferry, Idaho, native, and commander of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, presents a coin to retired Lt. Col. Granville Coggs at Hood Army Airfield, Fort Hood, Texas, Feb. 21. Coggs, one of an estimated 50 remaining Tuskegee Airmen – the first all African-American pursuit squadron based in Tuskegee, Ala., in 1941 – was a guest speaker during the III Corps and 1st Air Cav. Brigade's equal opportunity offices’ “Strength through Equality” Black History Month observance.
Date Taken: | 02.21.2014 |
Date Posted: | 02.25.2014 17:12 |
Photo ID: | 1174083 |
VIRIN: | 140221-A-WD324-008 |
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Location: | FORT HOOD, TX, US |
Hometown: | BONNERS FERRY, ID, US |
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