'We’d do what we had to do': Ohio Tuskegee Airman recalls his service, changes in America since WWII

On this Veterans Day, there are fewer and fewer remaining heroes from World War II. Just about 200,000 remain out of the 16 million Americans who served.

We take the day to honor and thank a former Tuskegee Airman who is living in Ottawa County.

The Tuskegee Airmen are legendary now as the famed Red Tails. These are Black Americans who fought racism and prejudice to break down barriers, become fighter pilots, and help win the war in Europe.

Their story wasn’t widely known until 1995 when books - then movies - came out to tell the great story.

Harold Brown is 97 years old, in great health with a sharp memory. He flew 30 missions in 1944 and 1945 for the 332nd fighter group based in Italy. They had one priority - protect American bombers raiding German factories and bases, preventing an attack from Nazi planes.

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