E-mail a friendFebruary 24, 2005
Tuskegee Airmen Lowell Steward and Bill Terry reflect on their WWII military experiences. Filmmaker Michael Tucker and Capt. Jon Powers discuss the Iraq war documentary, Gunner Palace.
Michael Tucker & Capt. Jon Powers
Michael Tucker & Capt. Jon Powers
Independent filmmaker Michael Tucker spent two months living with the soldiers of one of the U.S. Army's field artillery units in Iraq. With total access to all operations and activities, he provides an insider's perspective on the war in the film, Gunner Palace. The documentary is the story of the American troops who occupied one of the Hussein family palaces following the fall of Baghdad. Capt. Jon Powers, who spent 14 months in Iraq as part of the 1st Armored Division, is one of the featured soldiers in the film.
Lowell Steward & Roger "Bill" Terry
Lowell Steward & Roger "Bill" Terry
Lowell Steward and Bill Terry were part of the World War II 'Tuskegee Experiment' that was supposed to fail, but didn't. After the Army Air Force grudgingly opened fighter pilot training to African Americans, the talented and trailblazing Tuskegee Airmen never lost a bomber that they escorted. Steward flew 143 missions over the Mediterranean Sea. Terry participated in a nonviolent protest that helped pave the way for the desegregation of the military. Steward and Terry want to insure the heroics of the airmen will forever be remembered.