From the Feb. 1, 2013, Stars and Stripes "Doolittle Raiders to meet for final reunion to close mission" by Angel McCurdy, NW Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
They are holding the last reunion at the place where they first started back in 1942, when they trained at Eglin Field by Fort Walton Beach. The raid heard round the world comprised 70 men in 16 Army B-25 bombers.
Now, there are only five remaining, one of whom is invalid. The four others, ages 92 to 97, decided last April in Ohio that this would be the final reunion. The get-together is being run by the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of commerce and will be from April 16-21, and is called "A Farewell Tribute."
Originally they had planned to open a bottle of cognac made the year their leader, Jimmy Doolittle was born when there were just two members left. The four will do one last toast to the mission.
Sad to Hear This. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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