Port Huron, MI — Three middle school students in the Port Huron Schools earned awards for their essays about the Tuskegee Airmen.
First place went to Michael Decker from Fort Gratiot Middle School, second place went to Ashton Richards from Central Middle School, and third place went to Lauryn Warner also from Central Middle School.
Port Huron School District middle schoolers had the opportunity to learn about the Tuskegee Airmen in class, and the essay contest was hosted in partnership with the committee for the Memorial for the Tuskegee Airmen, which is led by Port Huron City Councilwoman Anita Ashford and the group Diving with a Purpose.
The essay contest winners won awards ranging from $100 – $250 and will be officially recognized at the dedication ceremony for the Tuskegee Airmen Memorial on August 28th.
The goal of the memorial is to bring national attention to the accomplishments of the Tuskegee Airmen of WWII and to memorialize the pilots who perished in accidents in the Port Huron area. The memorial will be placed next to the International Flag Plaza along the St. Clair River near the Blue Water Bridge.
Reporting for WGRT – Jessie Wiegand
