Air Force cites ‘renovations’ as reason for ‘relocation’ of Gen. ‘Chappie’ James portrait

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Concerns are growing about a celebrated Pensacola veteran’s portrait being removed from the Pentagon. But the Air Force says it was relocated after art gallery renovations.

This surfaced after a report in “The Atlantic.” The article says several people noticed General Daniel “Chappie” James Jr.’s photo was missing. Historians describe him as a trailblazer.

Chappie James has been memorialized in Pensacola through a bridge named after him, a museum, a flight academy and a state office building…

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