A project long championed by the Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce to honor the area’s Tuskegee Airmen came to fruition March 22, as Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham hosted the grand opening of the Texas State Veterans Home in Fort Worth that bears their name.
“As we open the doors to our 10th Texas State Veterans Home, we celebrate the brave Tuskegee Airmen,” said Buckingham. “We will never forget their accomplishments and courage during World War II, which inspired a new generation of aviators.”
Named in honor of the U.S. military’s first Black flying unit, the brand-new 100,000-square-f00t Tuskegee Airmen Texas State Veterans Home can serve 120 Texas veterans ages 65 and older, their spouses and Gold Star parents…