Ldr Lee News Today

Dr. Opal Lee, the pioneering force behind making Juneteenth a federal holiday, is visiting several schools in Colorado Springs.

AN 84-YEAR-OLD with arthritis has worked tirelessly to create a mesh figurine of a famous Battle of Britain pilot in time for the 75th anniversary. Peter Lovegrove, of Didcot, created a life-size sculpture of Squadron Leader Kenneth ‘Hawkeye’ Lee which he has donated to Armed Forces charity SSAFA. The ace pilot took down five enemy aircraft in his first month flying a Hurricane in May 1940 before having to bale out of a burning plane. He recovered in time to fight in the Battle of B...