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Tag Archives: April 18 1942
This Morning
Every April 18 when I wake up in the morning, I immediately think of a particular group of 80 men who seemingly did the impossible. If not for them, this world as we know it today might not be. Of … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, History
Tagged 80 men, Air Force, April 18 1942, B-25B Mitchell bomber, Carroll V. Glines, China, Dick Cole, I Could Never Be So Lucky Again, Japan, Jimmy Doolittle, military service, Navy, Richard Cole, Robert Considine, suicide mission, Ted W. Lawson, the Army Air Corps, The Last Raider, the USS Hornet, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, This Morning, World War II
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December 7
It is hard to believe it has been 69 years since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Eighteen year-old newly enlisted sailors, who were there when the Japanese bombed the harbor, are today, 87 years old. There are some 3000 … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General
Tagged Americans, April 18 1942, bullies, December 7, Doolittle’s Raid, Doolittle’s Raiders, educated professors, grade school playground, isolationism, Japanese attack, Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle, Pearl Harbor, playground bully, political pundits, psychological blow, sailors, stealing lunch money
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