Community, Airmen replace Tuskegee Airman's lost medal

Cadet 1st Class Frederick Johnson holds a bronze replica of the Tuskegee Airmen Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony in honor of local documented original Tuskegee Airmen at the Air Force Academy July 22, 2011. Airmen with the 21st Space Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., purchased the medal replica to replace one stolen May 31 from the home of former 2nd Lt. Franklin Macon. Airmen at the Academy invited Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz to present the medal. Johnson, an Atlanta native, is assigned to Cadet Squadron 14 and served as proffer during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ray McCoy)

Community, Airmen replace Tuskegee Airman's lost medal

Suzie Schwartz and Paula Gould thank former Aviation Cadet Randy Edwards, former 2nd Lt. Franklin Macon and retired Capt. Sam Hunter, Jr. for their service to the United States during a ceremony at the Air Force Academy July 22, 2011. The Academy hosted the ceremony to present a replacement bronze Tuskegee Airman medal replica to Macon, whose original replica was stolen in a home burglary May 31. Schwartz is the wife of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, and Gould is the wife of Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ray McCoy)

MIA laid to rest at Academy

A funeral procession for Col. Leo Boston drives through an honor cordon in Jacks Valley en route to the Air Force Academy cemetery July 15, 2011. Boston was declared missing in action in Vietnam in 1966 after his A-1E Skyraider disappeared over the Black River in North Vietnam. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

MIA laid to rest at Academy

Basic cadets and cadre members render final honors to Col. Leo Boston, who was missing in action from 1966 to 2011, during a funeral service for Boston at the Air Force Academy July 15, 2011. Boston, a native of Cañon City, Colo., went missing near the Black River in North Vietnam's Son La Province during a mission in an A-1E Skyraider. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Air Force Academy holds Independence Day bash

Col. Thomas Gibson and Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach take the stage to greet visitors at the Air Force Academy's Fourth of July celebration in Falcon Stadium July 4, 2011. Colonel Gibson is the commander of the 10th Air Base Wing, which oversees security and force support for the Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Megan Davis)

Air Force Academy holds Independence Day bash

A visitor to the Air Force Academy's Fourth of July celebration checks out the turret of a Humvee at the Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 4, 2011. Other events at the celebration included performances by the Air Force Academy Band's Wild Blue Country group and the Colorado Springs Philharmonic and a fireworks show. (U.S. Air Force photo/Megan Davis)