During its meeting on Tuesday, February 8, the Johnston County Board of Education recognized special visitor Hernando Palmer of Smithfield, who is one of the original Tuskegee Airmen, as a special observance for Black History Month. The Tuskegee Project selected about 1,000 men and women during World War II, who were trained and who earned Wings in piloting, navigation, bombardiering, and gunning. See Flight Officer Palmer's picture and story attached. (Mr. Palmer, center, poses with Fred Bartholomew, Board Chair, and Dr. Anthony L. Parker, Superintendent.
