Thomas B. "Smitty" Smith, 96, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, died July 17, 2006, at his home in Reston. He was born Oct. 21, 1909, in Georgia to the late Reuben and Rose Smith. He received a bachelor's degree from Wilberforce University in Wilberforce, Ohio; a master's degree from the University of Michigan; and a doctorate from the University of Bonn, Germany.  Read more

(CBS 3) WASHINGTON A film celebrating the legacy of World War II’s Tuskegee Airmen, who were America’s first black military pilots, was screened during a special presentation on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on Tuesday.  Read more and view video clip!