The Tuskegee Airmen

I learned a lot from the Tuskegee Airmen, even though I've never met them. They were brave and they persevered through hard times. In the movie we saw about them Benjamin Davis persevered even though he was shunned because he was black. Richard Jones taught us that we should listen to our teachers. His teacher told him that he should go to McKinley high school even though it was a really fancy school. His teacher was right, McKinley was a good school for him. Richard Jones taught me one other thing. If you get an opportunity, you should take it. Even if it is not what you expected. Mr. Jones was told that he was qualified to be an air traffic controller and even though he didn't know what it was he decided to go into training for it. It turned out to be a very good job and he retired when he was fifty.  The Tuskegee Airmen taught me a lot. They changed history and it's pretty hard to do that without learning something that you can tell other people about.

The Tuskegge Airmen

There are many lessons we can learn from the Tuskegee Airmen. For one, they taught me to reach for my goals no matter what the circumstances are. The Tuskegee Airmen showed this in the movie when despite the way the white people treated them, they went on to become pilots. Another lesson that they taught me is to never give up. I learned this when all of Lieutenant Lee's died, and he didn't stop trying to move forward. Finally, they taught me to respect others. In the movie, even though the white trainers treated the African American men poorly, the African American men did not fight back and they were not rude. I am extremely grateful to learn about the Tuskegee Airmen and I think they are great people to look up to.

The Tuskegee Airmen

The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II were African American men dedicated in becoming the first black air pilots. They came from all over the country wanting to become the first black air pilots. They were mostly college  graduates or undergraduates and others demonstrated academic qualifications by an entrance exam. Tuskegee Airmen were trained to the fullest no standards were lowered nor raised they were trained to be strong. If anything would happen while you were training in the sky or if your pilot crashed and blew up in flames, you were honored and the remaining airmen moved on. The black men could either train in the single-engine or multi-engine pilots they were trained at the Tuskegee Army Air Field. The first aviation cadet class started in July of 1941. Only five airmen successfully completed the training and nine hundred ninety-two pilots graduated at Tuskegee Army Air Field. Training was done with two pilots the P-40 Warhawk and P-39 Aircobra.  In the end  the Tuskegee Airmen were very successful and dedicated. The 99th Squadron received two Presidential Unit Citations. In my opinion the Tuskegee Airmen changed the Air-force.

Mock Hearings

The Mock Congressional Hearings was a very fun experience. We had a man named Mr.Justin who judged us who was a very nice guy! The people in my group were Terrnika, Tiffani, Reggye , and Shannon. Our group made it all the way to city wide! I'm very proud of everyone who made it to city wide even though we came in 3rd, its still great that we placed!

The Day Lt.Broadwater Came

On the past Thursday, Lt.William Broadwater came and visited out school to tell us about his experience with the Tuskegee Airmen. He told us some very interesting and useful information. He also told us some life lessons. One life lesson I learned while he spoke was that no matter how hard a person tries to put you down, you have to continue and follow your dreams. This is so because many Caucasians put down the African-American men that were apart of the Tuskegee Airmen, but they kept fighting because they didn't want anyone to get in the way of their dreams. Another life lesson I learned from Lt.Broadwater's friend Mr.Jones is that school will help you with whatever you want to do with your life.. I learned this because he was talking about how in his past, he had to take classes he didn't like such as all of the different math classes he took in high school. But when he got older, those classes helped him with his job as an Air Traffic Controller. I also learned that when you feel down and you think that your dreams won't come true, you must look at the bright side and think about what will happen if you do go through with your dreams. That's what the Tuskegee Airmen did, and they changed the history of our country.

Dorie Miller-The man who altered history

When Dorie Miller joined the Navy he was just a cook. He was a black cook who didn't think he would get any higher in life than that. That was until December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor when he grabbed a 50 mm gun. He shot down a Japanese plane and became a hero. He became the first African American man to recieve the Navy Cross. Though he had to wait 6 months before he got it. Believe it or not, a lot of people did not want him to get it. After that he got to serve in the Navy.. That is, until 1943 on the U.S.S. Liscome Bay when he was killed. Dorie Miller changed the way people thought about black people in the navy. He also incouraged more black people to join the Navy. He is a very important person in history. that is why our class is named after him.

The Day Mrs. Jenn Came In

About 2 weeks ago Mrs. Jenn a good friend to Ms. Trenkle came in to talk about the Revolutionary War. Ms. Jenn showed us pictures of where in Boston it took place and also talked to us about how the National Park Services works with the renovation of the landmarks. The Revolutionary War was very brutal women could go outside to get a pail of water and see the smoke of the war. Winters for the American side were brutal because they didn't have the proper clothes, not enough food, and not enough weapons. The French worked with the Americans and showed them new war tactics like guerrilla warfare. You may wonder what that is but basically it is when you hide behind a tree with camouflage clothing on and you ambush your enemy also hit and run. That is what the Americans used to weaken the British Army. America had many advantages, one they knew the land, second they weren't overly confident like the British, and third they stuck together even through rough times; those are just a few. After the war George Washington commended his army for their endurance during the war in a letter he sent to all of his former soldiers. Then the Americans came up with the Paris Treaty stating that America can fish off the coast lands of Canada, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia, and other land also any captured prisoners. The British also had some share in the treaty to but the treaty was never fulfilled after it was created. So that was the day of when Mrs. Jenn came in.