Tuskegee Airman Buried at ArlingtonNBC Washington
Col. Spann Watson, one of the famed black flyers who fought in WWII and then spent the rest of his life inspiring and mentoring others, joins the ranks of the country's fallen at Arlington National Cemetery.
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The caisson carrying Lt. Col. Spann Watson, who served during World War II as a P-51 Mustang pilot with the famed Tuskegee Airmen's 99th Fighter Squadron, is brought to the burial site at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Thursday, July 29, 2010.
Edna Watson, wife of Lt. Col. Spann Watson, who served during World War II as a P-51 Mustang pilot with the famed Tuskegee Airmen's 99th Fighter Squadron, after the funeral service for her husband, visits the nearby grave of her son at Arlington Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Thursday, July 29, 2010.
Peach Blossom Grand Marshall Spann Watson, native of Johnston and member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen.
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