Norton to Honor D.C. Tuskegee Airmen and Lay Wreath at Veterans Day Commemoration

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will commemorate Veterans Day on Monday by laying a wreath at the African American Civil War Memorial with Mayor Vincent Gray, followed by a commemoration across the street at the African American Civil War Museum.  At the commemoration, Norton will honor two D.C. residents who are among the original Tuskegee Airmen.  She and Mayor Gray will cite the sacrifice of D.C. veterans as a mandate to build on the recent struggle to free D.C.’s budget from the federal budget fight until budget autonomy for the District is achieved. 

WHO: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)

            D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray

            Major Louis Anderson, D.C. resident and an original Tuskegee Airman

            William Fauntroy, D.C. native and an original Tuskegee Airman

             Dr. Frank Smith, Founder and Executive Director of the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum

WHAT: Veterans Day Wreath Laying and Commemoration

WHERE: African American Civil War Memorial and Museum

              1925 Vermont Ave NW, Washington, D.C.

WHEN: Monday, November 11, 2013

               11:00 a.m.