Historical Marker
Veterans Memorial Time Capsule
Historical marker location:
200 Monroe Street Northwest, Huntsville, Alabama
( Memorial is at the intersection of Monroe Street Northwest and Washington Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on Monroe Street Northwest.)
Marker installed: 2012
The city of Tuskegee, Alabama is the birthplace of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American military pilots. During World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen were trained at the Tuskegee Institute and went on to fly over 1,500 missions in the war.