GEORGIA – America’s oldest Tuskegee airman has finally been honored seven decades after he fought in World War II.

Brew Graham, 97, who lives in Riverdale, Georgia, has been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, which is the highest military decoration bestowed by the president in the name of Congress.

Graham has remained under the radar for decades and he’s been omitted from various recognitions, including the 2007 Gold Medal-honoring ceremony of the Tuskegee Airmen, held by then-President George W. Bush.