The famed "Red Tails" of the Tuskegee Airmen will hold a reunion on Memorial Day Weekend in Elmira, N.Y.

This unit consisted of the first black airmen in U.S. military history.  They fought valiantly in World War II.  Of the original 996 airmen, only a handful survive.  At least six have confirmed their appearance in Elmira at the Wings of Eagles Discovery Center.

In 2012 the famed air group received the full Hollywood treatment in a major motion picture.  Watch the trailer here:

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