Maj. James Harrison Tuskegee Airman, B52 Jockey and UA pilot dies

Another member of the greatest generation has left us. I didn't know Jim but he was a longtime member of the CCCSC club and apparently a pretty special guy. You'd have to be something special to put up with the crap he had to deal with in WW2 and still not be hateful and bitter. I think we all could learn a bit from his life's example of overcoming adversity.

http://www.tuskegeeairmen.org/uploads/SkywardMind.pdf

http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/S...ry~298550.aspx

He will be laid to rest at Saint Jude Catholic Church, 9405 W Florida Ave., Lakewood, CO 80232 at 10.00 AM Monday, December 13th.

R.I.P.

Fly high Red Tailed Angel

I met him and a few other TA at an air show in Longmont in the mid-90s.

I told him he and his fellow TA were some of the greatest heroes of the war and I was honored to meet him and shake his hand. He cried and said, "Thank you so much for saying that."

I'm sorry to hear of his passing.

RIP, Sir.

I believe I met him at the Peterson AFB physical therapy once, several years ago.

I have always been in awe when I have read stories of the Tuskegee Airman and their missions. They were truly a breed apart, He will be sadly missed.

[Salute]R.I.P. Sir, your job is done.

Thank you for your Service and Life as an example to all that dispair, anyone can suceed as longs as they will it. You will be missed.
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A great example of a great person succeeding despite adversity. I think their attitudes serve as an example to everyone. Godspeed, Major Harrison.

The passing of a great American!

I hate funerals, but I might have to go to this one.

RIP Major Harrison.

Men of his caliber come along far too seldom. When I look at the men who fought WWII and compare them to the generations we have raised recently I weep.


RIP