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[Retic @JonCoffee55]

@MaryAnders33971 Good morning

[Mike Netter @nettermike]

With deep sorrow, we say farewell to one of the final sentinels of the Tuskegee Airmen. George E. Hardy, who once danced across the skies of Europe in his Mustang has taken his final flight at the age of 100. Leaving behind a legacy forged in courage, resilience, and unwavering dignity.

It began in a quiet room in Philadelphia. A 16-year-old boy hunched over his homework as the radio crackled with the news of Pearl Harbor. In that instant, the world fractured, and George’s childhood evaporated. He didn't wait for history to call; he went to meet it.

Denied entry because of the color of his skin, he didn't retreat. He leaned into the wind. He joined the U.S. Army Air Forces, arriving at Tuskegee not just to learn the mechanics of flight, but to dismantle the mechanics of prejudice.

By 19, George was a "Red Tail," a guardian of the clouds. While the world below was segregated, the flak in the European theater was indifferent. He flew 21 combat missions over Nazi-occupied territory, a teenager in a cockpit proving that valor has no pedigree.

Most men would have seen enough of war. George was not most men.
- World War II: 21 combat missions in the P-51 Mustang.
- Korea: 45 combat missions, braving the dawn of the jet age.
- Vietnam: 70 combat missions, a veteran hand guiding a new generation.

For nearly thirty years, he wore the uniform of a country that didn't always love him back, yet he protected it with a devotion that shames the very idea of hate.

When he finally climbed out of the cockpit, he didn't stop serving. As a Lieutenant Colonel, he helped architect the military’s first global communication systems. He spent his sunset years ensuring that those who followed him would never be out of reach, never be truly alone in the dark.

"He rose above the clouds so we could finally see the light."

Today, we don't just salute a pilot. We salute a man who endured the sting of Jim Crow to earn the silver wings of a hero. He was the quiet defiance in the face of "no," the steady hand in the cockpit, and the humble heart in the room.

The "Red Tails" are thinning now, their formation heading into the eternal sunset. But as George E. Hardy crosses the ultimate horizon, he leaves behind a legacy etched not in ink, but in the very air we breathe.

Rest well, Colonel. The watch is ours. The sky is yours.

[This Account Makes You Happy @FeelYouHappy]

Don’t laugh, he’s 102 years old. Respect 🥹👏❤️

[Retic @JonCoffee55]

@talktoemhavin They finishing right hand! He knocked the soul out of that man

[Ben Havin @talktoemhavin]

When Sugar Ray Leonard got knocked down , got up and won the fight in the same round!

[Nick Yeoman @NYeoman]

RIP to legendary actor Robert Duvall who might have delivered more memorable lines in the Gimme Some Lovin’ montage of #DaysOfThunder than every other racing movie ever made

Rubbin’s racing
Hit the pacecar
Eating ice cream

I mean���just take your pick

[Racing Territory @RacingTerritory]

The last lap of the Daytona 500 from the stands.

[BrickCenter @BrickCenter_]

MICHAEL JORDAN GOT ANOTHER RING BEFORE LEBRON 😭😭

[Retic @JonCoffee55]

@_BrokenStarr @grok Hmmmm.... swap the dude

[Retic @JonCoffee55]

@NFL_DovKleiman The perfection of POV has struck again! Both opinions can b true in this instance, but the real ones don't make excuses for doing what is right. Media waits for sportsmanship always! Media wants that shot, they need that selling image. Darnold and Maye should have met up

[non aesthetic things @PicturesFoIder]

I don’t care how many times I’ve seen this, it will always be funny to me 😂😂

[Retic @JonCoffee55]

@sickpodadamrank @adamrank Expected. We have bigger fish to fry next week! A game that does not move the needle is not a game worth getting hurt or exhausted for.

[Retic @JonCoffee55]

@Mishi_2210 R for reverse

[Retic @JonCoffee55]

@NFLFantasy I think this is 2nd only to Alvin Kamara's 6 touchdowns

[Retic @JonCoffee55]

@o_jay64960 @NFLFantasy WHAT?!!!!!

[Mindful Learning @MindfulL205]

Practical life hacks my 99 year old grandpa taught me

[Hoops @Hoopss]

The answer is obvious and everyone knows it

[NFL Fantasy Football @NFLFantasy]

Matthew Stafford's favorite red zone target in going to live in the end zone on Sunday 🫨

(via @MattOkada)

[Ludacris @Ludacris]

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