Final farewell to a Tuskegee Airman
Staff Sgt. Jose Ramos, right, from the Keesler Honor Guard presents the flag to Rose Decatur at a Sept. 3 interment ceremony for her husband, Robert Decatur, at Biloxi National Cemetery. Mr. Decatur, who died Aug. 19 at the age of 88, was the first black pre-flight cadet to be sent to Keesler for basic training in 1943. He went on to become a Tuskegee Airman, judge, civil-rights lawyer and recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Adam Bond)