This heartwarming story is one of historical relevance and recognition. As Marvon, an African American man in his 90’s beings to speak we immediately fall in love with his presence and how he sees the world. Growing up in a time when the live of the African American was one of many hardships and yet still grounded in love he always wanted one thing; to be a part of the Tuskegee Airmen. The scene opens with him diving deep into the new challenges of this new thing his great grandson has introduced him to, the internet. As he fumbles with the phone, he is encouraged to search any topic and he’ll be able to find information. All of this information at the touch of a screen. He searches “Tuskegee Airmen” and up pops on the screen a picture of him, his friends, his brothers. This then takes us on a trip into the past and present experiences of this African American war hero. A beautiful reminder that there are still heroes among us and something as simple as a search on the phone can take us away to a different time and a different place where little boys dreamed of flying in big planes and keeping us all safe. One never knows where the next memory is going to come from but what we must do is embrace them because passing them on to our children is how our history will continue to live well beyond our lifetimes.
