Tuskegee Airmen Now honored with memorial highway on I-80 in Solano County

[bing101]

http://www.dailydemocrat.com/news/ci_25045928/tuskegee-airmen-be-honored-memorial-highway-i-80

There is a Section of I-80 Between CA-12 in Fairfield and CA-113 in Dixon that honors the World War II Air Force Pilots. Also this portion of I-80 is close to Travis Air Force base and its history to World War II.

[US71]

http://www.dailydemocrat.com/news/ci_25045928/tuskegee-airmen-be-honored-memorial-highway-i-80

There is a Section of I-80 Between CA-12 in Fairfield and CA-113 in Dixon that honors the World War II Air Force Pilots. Also this portion of I-80 is close to Travis Air Force base and its history to World War II.

[Henry]

They get a big salute from me as well! And also...

[Desert Man]

We as a country should salute our heroes fought in wars throughout US history. I like to mention the General Patton museum along I-10 about 30 miles east of Indio, when the area was used as a desert training ground for troops before they're sent to fight the Nazis in North Africa. I find the Tuskegee Airmen reference on I-80 fitting and interesting.

[bing101]

If you look at the details about the airmen memtioned it was about black air force pilots who fought against the nazis back in the 1940's

[NE2]

Is this more or less of an honor than a George Lucas movie?

[bing101]

http://www.tuskegeeairmennationalmuseum.org/

http://www.nps.gov/tuai/index.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_Airmen

Well this was a real Air Force unit during World War II. But the one in Solano county focused on Travis Air Force Role in World War II.

[US71]

Is this more or less of an honor than a George Lucas movie?

Much more. George Lucas's movie was rather awful, IIRC

[Alps]

All I know is Tuskegee itself is way closer to US 80 than I-80, and on the opposite side of the country.