Robert Friend, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 99

Retired US Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Friend, one of the last surviving members of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, has died, his daughter said. He was 99. Friend’s daughter told CNN affiliate KCBS her father was surrounded by friends and family when he died Friday in California. The cause of death was sepsis, Karen Crumlich, Friend’s daughter, said.”…We called the chaplain and we did a prayer,” Crumlich said. “And during the prayer, right when we said amen, he took his last breath…READ MORE