Time Marches On

[Trbayth]

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog...esent_congressional_gold_medal_to_museum.html

Sad how many younger people (and I'm only 51) haven't been taught about the Doolittle raid on Tokyo. Today's the 73rd anniversary of the day they took off from the deck of the USS Hornet. There's only 2 left now.

 

[vided]

This country is blessed to have had men like these.
thank you MEN

 

[Chupaca]

That it is..!!

Soon history will follow the path of geography in our school system. :banghead: but then too many think history is what happened yesterday and old is anything over 20..:roflblack:nojoke

 

[Bob Denman]

It may have just been a "pinprick", but it let Japan know that we were getting serious about the whole deal... :thumbup:

 

[ARtraveler]

I know about the raid. I am guessing most of the current history students do not. A subject not in the forefront any more.

 

[Oldmanzues]

As for not knowing history, it is very bad.
As for the Doolitlle Raiders,, I was in the PGR bunch that escorted them from the Hotel to the Museum for their last get together and we talked with them before we left. This was last Novemember.
I was stationed at Eglin AFB, FLAwhere they trained for the mission. It really brought home how short that deck was for take off. Marked off, this dab of runway was the length of the carier deck. Wish I had pics of it, but that was lang ago. Then they took off, knowing their odds of getting home were very slim. The Nation owes them Thanks
Oldmanzues

 

[mowin]

As for not knowing history, it is very bad.
As for the Doolitlle Raiders,, I was in the PGR bunch that escorted them from the Hotel to the Museum for their last get together and we talked with them before we left. This was last Novemember.
I was stationed at Eglin AFB, FLAwhere they trained for the mission. It really brought home how short that deck was for take off. Marked off, this dab of runway was the length of the carier deck. Wish I had pics of it, but that was lang ago. Then they took off, knowing their odds of getting home were very slim. The Nation owes them Thanks
Oldmanzues

We do owe them many thanks. I envy you for having talked to some true hero's. Something to remember. :thumbup: