Graveside services will be held at the Air Force Academy cemetery on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. for retired Air Force Lt. Col. Clarence L. Shivers, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen.

Shivers, who died Feb. 17, served in World War II and also was a pilot during the Korean War. He retired from the Air Force in 1969.

A resident of Colorado Springs since 1979, Shivers pursued a career as an artist, gaining recognition for his sculpture "The Black Airman," that stands on the Academy’s Honor Court outside the Cadet Chapel.

He is also known for works celebrating America's African-American heritage.