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Tuskegee Airman at 110 Honored | Santa Fe News
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At 110, James Flowers, a Tuskegee Airman and WWII intelligence officer, receives the New Mexico Medal of Merit—honoring a life of courage, resilience, and quiet leadership. Once a pilot who later commanded an all-Black intelligence squadron, Flowers recalls navigating racial barriers with dignity, even when his men hesitated to cut their hair. Now living in Las Cruces with his wife Evelyn, both former educators, he reflects on aging as “twice a child,” yet remains a living monument to Black military excellence. His story, echoed in Albuquerque’s Tuskegee Airmen Monument, reminds us that history’s heroes often live among us—still teaching, still fighting, still inspiring.
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