Motivational
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Vision
18” X 24”
Commitment
22” X 28”
Aim High
18” X 24”
Direction
24” X 18”
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DIRECTION
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. - Henry David Thoreau
Focus
24" X 18"
Vision - African Lion
24" X 20"
Inspire
28" X 22"
Excellence
16" X 20"
Effort
18" X 24"
Dreams
36" X 24"
Collaborate
24" X 18"
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COLLABORATE In the long history of humankind...those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed. -Charles Darwin
Challenge
24" X 18"
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INSPIRE
Many people have gone further than they imagined they could because somebody else thought they could.
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CHALLENGE
Anything unattempted remains impossible. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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DREAMS
Far away there in the sunshine are my aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them and try to follow where they may lead.
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EFFORT
Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.
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EXCELLENCE
Happiness is the full use of one’s powers along lines of excellence. -John F. Kennedy
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VISION
When the "I" is focused beyond what the "eye" can see.
22" X 28"
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QUALITY
"Quality is in the detail.
-G. Sullivan"
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FOCUS
Set your goal and focus on it.
36" X 12"
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JOURNEY
A bend in the road is not the end of the road... unless you fail to make the turn.
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VISION
First the vision, then the venture. Begin your ascent.
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COMMITMENT
Determination is often the first chapter in the book of excellence.
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AIM HIGH Shoot for the moon. It's the only way to discover a universe of possibilities.
Tuskegee Airmen
by Clay Wright
Open Edition print
22" X 28"
Those who possessed the physical and mental qualifications were accepted as aviation cadets to be trained initially as single-engine pilots and later to be either twin-engine pilots, navigators or bombardiers. Most were college graduates or undergraduates. Others demonstrated their academic qualifications through comprehensive entrance examinations.
No standards were lowered for the pilots or any of the others who trained in operations, meteorology, intelligence, engineering, medicine or any of the other officer fields. Enlisted members were trained to be aircraft and engine mechanics, armament specialists, radio repairmen, parachute riggers, control tower operators, policemen, administrative clerks and all of the other skills necessary to fully function as an Army Air Corps flying squadron or ground support unit.
Motivational History of the Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen were dedicated, determined young men who enlisted to become America's first black military airmen, at a time when there were many people who thought that black men lacked intelligence, skill, courage and patriotism. They came from every section of the country, with large numbers coming from New York City, Washington, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and Detroit. Each one possessed a strong personal desire to serve the United States of America at the best of his ability.
Men of the 332nd Fighter Group attend a briefing in Italy in 1945
From 1941 through 1946, nine hundred and ninety-four pilots graduated at TAAF, receiving commissions and pilot wings. Black navigators, bombardiers and gunnery crews were trained at selected military bases elsewhere in the United States. Mechanics were trained at Chanute Air Base in Rantoul, Illinois until facilities were in place in 1942 at TAAF.
Four hundred and fifty of the pilots who were trained at TAAF served overseas in either the 99th Pursuit Squadron (later the 99th Fighter Squadron) or the 332nd Fighter Group. The 99th Fighter Squadron trained in and flew P-40 Warhawk aircraft in combat in North Africa, Sicily and Italy from April 1943 until July 1944 when they were transferred to the 332nd Fighter Group in the 15th Air Force.
Several Tuskegee airmen at Ramitelli, Italy, March 1945.
The black airmen who became single-engine or multi-engine pilots were trained at Tuskegee Army Air Field (TAAF) in Tuskegee Alabama. The first aviation cadet class began in July 1941 and completed training nine months later in March 1942. Thirteen started in the first class. Five successfully completed the training, one of them being Captain Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., a West Point Academy graduate. The other four were commissioned second lieutenants, and all five received Army Air Corps silver pilot wings.
From 1941 through 1946, nine hundred and ninety-four pilots graduated at TAAF, receiving commissions and pilot wings. Black navigators, bombardiers and gunnery crews were trained at selected military bases elsewhere in the United States. Mechanics were trained at Chanute Air Base in Rantoul, Illinois until facilities were in place in 1942 at TAAF.
Col. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., commander of the Tuskegee Airmen 332nd Fighter Group, in front of his P-47 Thunderbolt in Sicily.
President George W. Bush presents the Congressional Gold Medal to about 300 Tuskegee Airmen at the US Capitol rotunda on March 29, 2007, in Washington, D.C.
The newly formed U.S. Air Force initiated plans to integrate its units as early as 1947. In 1948, President Harry Truman enacted Executive Order Number 9981 which directed equality of treatment and opportunity in all of the United States Armed Forces. This order, in time, led to the end of racial segregation in the military forces. This was also the first step toward racial integration in the United States of America. The positive experience, the outstanding record of accomplishment and the superb behavior of black airmen during World War II, and after, were important factors in the initiation of the historic social change to achieve racial equality in America. Loveless Galleries is proud to highlight the accomplishments of these brave men!
"Red Tails" continue to fly in the 99th Flying Training Squadron at Randolph Air Force Base in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen.
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DETERMINATION
Reaching your goal requires a firm purpose and a strong resolve with the goal always in sight.
Determination
by Ernie Barnes
24” X 30”
