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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6041
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 3175
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. EXUM, 19th Dist.
AN ACT DESIGNATING TUSKEGEE AIRMEN DAY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 10-29a of the general statutes be amended to designate 1
April twenty-sixth of each year as Tuskegee Airmen Day, to recognize 2
the significant contributions of the first African American military 3
fighter pilots in American history who served during World War II, and 4
whose impressive performance earned them more than one hundred 5
fifty Distinguished Flying Crosses. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To honor the Tuskegee airmen for their brave service during World War
II by designating an annual day of recognition for them.