our next panelist is lieutenant colonel george hardy. i don't know if you are a fan of the philadelphia eagles. >> i was born and raised in philadelphia and graduated from high school in 1942. i turned 17 that same month, so i went to join the service. i took the exam to go to tuskegee and passed it. went to flying school in 1943 and graduated in september 1944. after additional training, i added up going overseas, 99 fighter squad. i came back after the war and forout in 1946, went to nyu one year, recalled in 1948. 1948 was when racial integration started. the air force said they were going to integrate racially, and truman signed the executive order in july. went back, became a maintenance officer in electronics. , i was, when i graduated assigned -- racial integration had taken place in the air force and i was assigned to guam. airplane.to fly the flow in the combat crew as a pilot. when the grand war started, we flew over korea. were two racial problems in those days. new commanderot a who would not speak to me except in the line of

our next panelist, lieutenant colonel george hardy from philadelphia. i don't know if he is a fan of the eagles are not. >> i was born and raised in philadelphia and graduated from high school in 1942. in march 1943 i took the entrance exam and they sent me a -- they sent me home until i turned 18 and i went into service in july 1943. i graduated in september 1944 and after additional training i went overseas, the 99th fighter squadron. 18 years old i had my rolls-royce but i came back after the war and i got out in 1946 and went to nyu and was recalled in 1948 when racial immigration started, at least the air force performed in september 1947, the air force said they would innovate racially and truman signed the executive order in july. i went back in, in 1949 when i graduated, racial immigration had taken place in the air force and i was assigned to the 19th, b-29 outfitters as a officer and i flied as a copilot. when the korean war started we went to korea, the first mission on 30 june 1950 we were in war. there were racial problems in those days and