Woman remembers national hero

Woman remembers national hero

Biggs" was one "george w.

"george w.

Biggs" was one of th last living tuskegee airmen.

The american hero died on september 19th.

The man so many look to at as a hero is known to one terre haute woman as "uncle george."

News 10's richard solomon spoke with biggs' niece.

He shares more on the legacy her uncle george left behind.

"nats" as you look "nats" as you look at these pictures..you can tell veronica rogers comes from a military family.

"the military was our life.

They were kind and they were loving and they demanded respect."

This...a picture of her grandfather levi... a buffalo soldier... and her son travis who's currently in the airforce.

But this picture of her uncle george holds a special place in her heart.

"this is the last picture i took with him..."

George w.

Biggs died last saturday at 95.

But it wasn't until after his death...rogers started to realize the legacy her uncle created.

"my sister said google him he's famous.

I googled him and i was blown away!"

She saw george w.

Biggs one of the last living tuskegee airman on headlines after headlines.

"i didn't realize what a national hero he was cause again he was my hero and it was because he was my uncle" biggs joined the u.s. army air corps in 1943.

Rogers says he wanted to fight rather than be a cook.

So..he was placed in the tuskegee institute..where he would eventually fight as a tuskegee airman.

He flew in world war 2..korean war..and vietman war.

"i'm in awe of it because im like i got to know him personally and i kind of wish that everybody else got to know him as personal as i did" and to remember this hero...congress will honor his legacy this week in arizona.

Rogers says her uncle cherished every breath he took..down to his last.

"im not afraid to die he says because when to die he says because when you're facing death everyday in a war and you live through it, you have everything to live for" reporting in terre haute richard solomon news 10.

The special the special service is happening this friday.

Rogers says this is a huge honor and