Tuskegee Airman Lessons

     The Tuskegee Airman have gone through many challanges to become pilots. They persevered and worked hard. For example Benjamin Davis persevered by people not talking to him for 4 years and he still graduated and became an Tuskegee Airman. We also learned that anything is possibl and if you work hard and fight through it you can make it. The Airman fought through all the racism and doubts to become full blown pilots. Tuskegee Airman also show that african americans can be smart because all the airman finished college and did very well on their test. These are only some of the lessons that the tuskegee airman can show you and there are many more.

Tuskeegee Airmen

            We can learn many lessons from the Tuskeegee Airmen.  We can learn to persevere and to fight what for what we feel is right.  We can also learn that all people are equal.  For example, Ben Davis was at West Point's training field and nobody talked or really even cared about him but he soon graduated due to his pereseverance.  Also, in the movie the Tuskeegee Airmen were supposedly late for their morning session because the white people changed the time, but hrough perseverance they were able to achieve their goals.  Overall, the Tuskeegee Airmen decided to fight for the nation that didn't honor or respect them, which shows that they fought for what was right.  I know that all people are equal because in the movie the blacks had in their mind that they were equal to others (mainly caucasians), and they were able to show it through their training and also what they helped in the war.

The Awesome Dorie Miller Portrait

     Dorie Miller was a third class mess attendant. He was a member of the USS West Virginia on the battle at Pearl Harbor. His ship was attacked by Japanese fighter pilots and he saved his captain. He took an unmanned gun and shot at least one of the the Japanese fighter jets down. He was a true hero he did not leave the gun until someone told him to leave. That is a true hero and on May 1942 he was awarded the Navy Cross. Dorie Miller died in 1943 on the Liscome Bay which none of the passengers on board lived. Dorie Miller is still remembered today and always will be remembered. The painting was made in 1943 and the artist is David Stone Martin.

Dorie Miller Portrait

Dorie Miller was born in Waco, Texas.  He joined the Navy as a third class Mess Attendant.  During the attack on Pearl Harbor, when the U.S.S. West Virginia, was shot at he immediately went into action.  He came up from his spot in the Mess Hall, and carried his injured captain to safety, manned a gun, along with shooting down at least one enemy plane.  Due to his heroics, he was awarded the Navy Cross in May of 1942.  In 1943, when the Liscome Bay went down, so did he.  His legacy helped to increase the African American moral, and the amount of African Americans in the military.

Year Made: 1943

Artist: David Stone Martin    

The awesome Navajo!!!

The region of my tribe is the southwest 

The geography affects the Navajos because with the limited water and hot days and cool nights they grew maize. They ate the food three sisters.

The Great Apache Tribe

Geography effected the tribes lifestyle because its hot. They had limited amount of water and surplus desert. They used adobe because they had dry earth.

Comanche: Strong and Powerful

      Geography affects my tribe's lifestyle because they had a nomadic lifestyle because they followed the buffalo in the Plains to get food and other uses.