MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- The Tuskegee/Macon County Memorial Day Fly-In committee honored two Airmen from Maxwell Air Force Base May 20, in Tuskegee, Alabama.
Col. Andrea Tullos, 42nd Air Base Wing commander, received the Noel F. Parrish Memorial Trophy and Dr. Daniel Haulman, Air Force Historical Research Agency organizational histories branch chief, received the Meritorious Aviation Service Award for their contributions to aviation and their roles in leadership.
The award ceremony was part of the 49th annual Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Day Fly-In Weekend: Commemorating a Lifetime Legacy, a two-day event that honors the Tuskegee Airmen and other accomplished aviators.
The Noel Parrish Memorial Trophy is bestowed to individuals who demonstrate a standard of leadership that is worthy of honor and display a level of expertise and longevity in their respective fields.
Tullos was chosen for this year’s award for her display of leadership over Maxwell and her presence in the surrounding communities, according to the committee
“I can’t stand before you as an Airman in uniform and not express my profound gratitude and deepest respect for the Tuskegee Airmen among us; for what they have contributed to our Air Force,” said Tullos “Tuskegee Airmen Incorporated set the foundation to make sure Tuskegee maintains its rightful place in the history of the Air Force, as well as in the aviation industry. So, thank you. It’s humbling to receive this award.”
Haulman received the Meritorious Aviation Service Award for his contributions to the aviation industry by educating others about the accomplishments made in aviation and by the Tuskegee Airmen. Haulman is an accomplished subject-matter expert on the history of the Tuskegee Airmen. He has published four books on the subject, is credited for dispelling the "never-lost-a-bomber" myth and was technical adviser for the George Lucas movie Red Tails.
“I am honored to be honored by the Tuskegee Airmen, and also by others who appreciate their history and legacy,” said Haulman. “I am blessed to be working at the Air Force Historical Research Agency, where the Tuskegee Airmen unit histories and other documents they wrote themselves during World War II are stored and available for research.”