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Jerry Burton

National President                       Mr. Burton was recently the East Region Representative and Immediate Past President of the East Coast Chapter, Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. (ECCTAI). He spends many hours during and away from work highlighting youth in aviation, STEM, and available grants through TAI, and promoting

2020 Veterans Day President’s Letter

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Armistice ending the fighting of World War I was signed on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. In 1926, the US Congress officially recognized the end of World War I and declared that the anniversary of the Armistice should be commemorated with prayer and

2020 Veterans Day President’s Letter

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Armistice ending the fighting of World War I was signed on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. In 1926, the US Congress officially recognized the end of World War I and declared that the anniversary of the Armistice should be commemorated with prayer and

Unsung heroes the Tuskegee Airmen get the Lucasfilm treatment

LucasFilm was working on a Veterans Day tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen.  This is the first article in the campaign.  The article was written by a 17-year-old high school student studying journalism.  LucasFilm felt it was a great way for him to learn his history and present the DOTA’s from a young person’s viewpoint. Read More

Air Force Chief of Staff, Academy Cadets, and Original Tuskegee Airmen connect via a virtual roundtable

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. interviewed two Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen, during a virtual roundtable, Oct. 20, 2020, in observance of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. The event was part of the American Veterans Center’s 23rd Annual Veterans Conference.   Read More at U.S Air

Leon Butler, Jr.

First Vice-President                       Mr. Butler has served as an First Vice-President since being appointed in late 2020 to fill the remaining term of Mr. Jerry Burton after he ascended to the office of National President. He was subsequently elected to the same post in 2022.

Lowell Steward

Treasurer                       Stephen A. Matthews is a Senior Operations Administrator with years of grants and contracts administration, staff and organizational development, training, budgeting, accounting and finance, program design, planning and implementation. He has in depth experience and knowledge in for-profit and non-profit management and administration

MaryAnne Drummond

Parliamentarian                       Ms. Drummond is the daughter of DOTA Lt. Col. Charles H. Drummond, Jr (US Army) was an instrumental part of TAI before he joined the Lonely Eagles in 2000.  Ms. Drummond has 20+ years practicing Parliamentary procedure from California State University, Fresno, where

Delores Brown

Recording Secretary                       Mrs. Brown is the widow of DOTA Major Larry E. Brown Jr. (1927-2019). Delores graduated from Pacific Western University with a B.S. Degree in Marketing, and a M.S. Degree is Health Care Administration. Mrs. Brown spent 47 years working for American Express,

Karen Robinson

Western Region President                       Karen Robinson, is the eldest daughter of Lt. Col LeRoy Roberts, Jr. and Ann Roberts. Col. Roberts was a Tuskegee Airman who graduated from Tuskegee Institute as a pilot in May 1944 (class 44E). She is a life member of Tuskegee