History Thanks to the Doolittle Raiders

YEP!---"Br*** balls for sure"!!!!

 

The Doolittel Raiders showed Japan waking the sleeping Giant was not a good idea. The success of that one mission was a huge morale booster for our great country the USA. Everyone involved during that time are certainly the Greatest Generation Ever and we owe so much to all who were involved they definitely had Balls of steel for sure.

 

And something else that I'm forever grateful for is that these men and all the other heroes from the war and members of the "Greatest Generation" built the America that I grew up in. Damn, I miss my Dad.

Kevin

 

I sure do miss that AMERICA and the PATRIOTISM we had! We need more of that now the GREATEST GENERATION in more ways than one! It was a way of life THANKS TO ALL that have ever served and to those that will serve in the future! GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.

 

The Greatest Generation
A nickname they earned and will always be remembered by. We need to do all we can for the ones still with us and remember always the ones that have p***ed.

 

the true definition of heroes

 

Watching a do***entary of the Apollo missions. Leaving earth's orbit for the first time heading to the moon for the first orbits; not sure if they will ever make it back. Only one shot for the rocket to fire hoping not only everything works but that the science is right.

Great men and Great accomplishments; so much has changed. I am not sure we will ever do anything that great again.

 

After the attack on Pearl Harbor one of the Japanese generals was supposed to have said, "I think we may have awoken a sleeping giant." Dolittle and the Tokyo Raiders sent the message, " the giant is awake and he is on the way. Be afraid...............be VERY afraid". And the rest is history.

Frank

 

That quote was attributed to Yamamoto himself. He had spent time in the US and knew our industrial capability would eventually win.

Kevin

 

lets also not forget paul revere rode on april 18th. another american hero. the brittish are coming.

 

Yes, that's quite right.
Hopefully, Mr. Putin won't come to visit here and see our present 'capability'...

 

I got a chance to shake hands with one of the guys at the Fresno Airshow in 1994. My brother who was 10 at the time was with me, and will always remember that moment, as will I. We have to remember and p*** our knowledge of this down to younger generations, who will forget, or not be tought these things as time progresses.

 

thanks for remember'n those guys....they sure had some gonadds....and loved that movie...

thanks mods....for keeping this up...didn't see it the first time through....

 

I feel like an idiot. .. I've met the survivors of this raid in Oshkosh at the EAA many years ago and didn't think of getting their autographs or photos.

I do have a collection of fighter Aces photos and autographs from WWII that I do cherish!

My uncle was a B25 pilot... he p***ed away last month at the age of 89... heck he survived bullet and shrapnel wounds, smoked like a chimney. .. drank like a fish and nothing could kill him! He went quickly after a short bout of cancer unfortunately before we could get him on the "Honor Flight".

God speed Captain!

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Has any pieces of the planes from the raid ever been brought back to the USA for display?

 

These were definitely men made of the right stuff. It is truly sad when you talk to young people and they say they don't care about history.
That's why we like the hamb, it do***ents the history of the hotrods and customs.
So much of the inspiration of this great hobby came from our returning hero's.

Thanks to all those great MEN , we owe them for our freedom.