How great it is that the four survivors of the Doolittle raid on Japan will be honored with the Omar R. Bradley "Spirit of Independence Award" December 31. The award will be presented during the Independence Bowl.
The raid on Japan from planes aboard ships came April 18, 1942, only a few months after Japan started World II by attacking Pearl Harbor December 7,1941. The raid struck Tokyo and boosted American morale during a dark time for America.
I wonder how many people who lived though the war remember the raid and how proud and happy that it was a success although a number of pilots became prisoners of the Japanese. Bravery of that kind should be saluted.
The raid on Japan from planes aboard ships came April 18, 1942, only a few months after Japan started World II by attacking Pearl Harbor December 7,1941. The raid struck Tokyo and boosted American morale during a dark time for America.
I wonder how many people who lived though the war remember the raid and how proud and happy that it was a success although a number of pilots became prisoners of the Japanese. Bravery of that kind should be saluted.
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