The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com: Obama Inauguration: Tuskegee Airmen, Black Veterans See President Winning War They Fought

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Obama Inauguration: Tuskegee Airmen, Black Veterans See President Winning War They Fought Jan 21st 2013, 22:31 WASHINGTON -- It's still a battle. It's still a fight. But for the surviving Tuskegee Airmen and other black World War II veterans who journeyed here to witness the second inauguration of President Barack Obama Monday, the struggle is one of love. They wanted to see the nation's first African-American commander-in-chief sworn in again, validating the choice America made four years ago, declaring it was no fluke, that someone like them really can rise to lead the country they had to struggle to serve. "I never expected to live long enough to see a black president," said Stephen Sherman, a 92-year-old who served with the Army's 308th Combat Engineers in both theaters of the war. He teared up just a little as he stood to roar out "God Bless America" before Obama spoke. Read More... More on Obama's Inauguration

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