Sunday, January 25, 2009

New York Times Video: Inauguration 2009: An Invitation to History - Spann Watson, A 92-Year-Old Tuskegee Airman

Inauguration 2009: An Invitation to History

Spann Watson, a 92 year-old Tuskegee airman from Westbury, NY, flew in Harry Truman's inauguration ceremonies in 1949. Mr. Watson returned to D.C. with a special invitation to Obama's swearing-in.

Inauguration 2009: An Invitation to History, Part II

Spann Watson, a 92-year-old Tuskegee airman from Westbury, N.Y., flew in Harry Truman's inauguration ceremonies in 1949. Mr. Watson returned to D.C. with a special invitation to Barack Obama's swearing-in.

Very nice news package here. Also, when I was down at The Inuaguration, I saw a news crew all the way from Japan interviewing a Tuskegee Airman.
~LT

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