Equal Honors African-American Fighter Pilots Who Defeated Racism And The Nazi’s During WWII Equal executive Ken Jones (right) is briefed by Tuskegee Airmen Lee Archer (seated) and Roscoe Brown(center). (NAPS)—Thenation’s favorite sweetener, Equal, is paying trib- ute to the Tuskegee Airmen, African-American fighter pilots who confronted segregation in American society while combatting the German Luftwaffe during World WarII. During ceremonies that unveiled a full scale replica of one of fense of American bombers taking the wardeep inside Nazi Germany. In thanking Equal for its sup- port of this tribute to his squadron mates, Tuskegee ace Lee Archer stated, “This Mustangfighter rep- resents every one of us who has been willing to fight—and to die— for our nation’s liberties. I am their fighter aircraft at the Ameri- reminded of the words of Chappie James [who would later serve as Field, Farmingdale, Long Island, New York, Equal executive Ken ing African-American Air Force officers], ‘agitate, demand but can Airpower Museum at Republic one of the nation’s highest rank- Jones was joined by a squadron of whenthe country is in trouble you ace Lee Archer and Roscoe Brown whose skill allowed him to shoot of operational aircraft, including a Tuskegee Airmen,including fighter down a Germanjet while flying a piston engine Mustang. Jones observed, “Equal took the step of supporting this effort because in the Tuskegee Airmen there is a celebration of the human spirit, one that salutes each and every one of us whodaresto strive for equality in the face of igno- rance and who dreams of making the world a better place.” hold her hand.” The museum flies a squadron P-40 Warhawk which was among the first aircraft flown into combat by the Tuskegee Airmen.It will be flown as part of a living tribute to their legacy and our American heritage. Equal is the nation’s favorite sweetener, used by tens of mil- lions of health-conscious Ameri- cans who either wish to watch Named “Tuskegee Airmen” their weight and overall fitness or maintain a diet that requires unmatched record for bravery in Learn more about Equal and hundreds of great tasting recipes at because of their training base in Alabama, the pilots created an combat and their aggressive de- avoiding sugar to some degree. the Website, www.equal.com.
