From the April 17th KETH 7 TV, Omaha, Nebraska.
There is a really good video of the reunion.
Ashland, Nebraska-- All five surviving members of Doolittle's Raid met over the weekend to mark today's 69th anniversary of what their leader, Lt. Colonel James Doolittle described as a "dangerous, secret mission."
Dick Cole, 26 at the time but 95 today, said, "I remember we were just a bunch of young people that answered the call. The raiders don't like to be singled out. We were just part of the big effort. Allies to take on the enemy."
He vividly recalls the Japanese friendship medals that they attached to five of the bombs they dropped over Japan April 18, 1942.
They launched 16 B-25 Mitchell bombers from the USS Hornet. Before that, it was believed that it was impossible to have a bomber take off from an aircraft carrier.
The bombs did little actual damage, but were a big jump to US spirits and a blow to Japanese morale, coming just five months after Pearl Harbor.
True Heroes, As Were All. --DaCoot
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