Famed Tuskegee Airman dies

NEW YORK — Floyd Carter Sr., a Tuskegee Airman who was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal, has died at 95.

In addition to his service with the fabled Tuskegee Airmen, Carter spent 27 years with the NYPD, where his duties included guarding visiting heads of state, including Cuban leader Fidel Castro and Soviet head Nikita Khrushchev, the Daily News reports.

The native of Yorktown, Va., rose to the rank of Air Force lieutenant colonel.

Carter was honored in 2007 with the Congressional Gold Medal by President George W. Bush.