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Veterans and Military

Black Community Profile: Benjamin O. Davis - AARP

Celebrating Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., who was among the first group of aviators to earn their wings from the Tuskegee Institute. In 1954, Davis became the first African American Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force.

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