Retired Tuskegee airman to sign prints, books

Published 12:00 am Thursday, February 5, 2009

Retired Lt. Col. Leo R. Gray, a Tuskegee Airman, will be signing prints and books at the Rainbow Hotel Casino on Saturday evening following his address at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center.

Gray will begin signing at 5:30. Prints of a P-51 Mustang, one of the planes Gray routinely flew in combat during World War II, will be available for $25, while a book on the Tuskegee Airmen will be available for $40.

Dinner with Gray will follow at 6 at the Rainbow Casino buffet, which costs $20.51 per person. His address at a 10:30 a.m. black history program presented by the 412th Engineer Command is free, but seating is limited to 200 and reservations can be made by calling 601-631-6123.

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