Tuskegee Airmen Congressional Gold Medal

2007

Congress acknowledged the sacrifice and bravery of the Tuskegee Airmen.

The United States Congress voted to award its highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, to the Tuskegee Airmen in April 2006. Approximately 350 surviving Airmen and their widows attended the medal presentation ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on March 29, 2007. During his remarks, President George W. Bush said that the medal would "help atone for all the unreturned salutes and unforgivable indignities" the Airmen endured. The medal also recognized the Tuskegee Airmen’s “unique military record that inspired revolutionary reform in the Armed Forces.”