[NativeNewYorker]

I went to public schools too.

This is how I learned of the raid.

[PhilDragoo]

I read that book and the ditching in China was harrowing.

My dad served on the USS Saratoga (CV-3).

My mom told me, that's what men did after Pearl Harbor.

My favorite Christmas present was a flattop with crank up elevators.

Now we send MEU (SOC)s from Kitty Hawk.

Other carriers will have an anniversary present for Saddam Hussein in August.

Or tomorrow. Or when the snow flies. Always into evil's teeth; never predictable. We deliver.

[rockfish59]

Great movie!
Especially the view from the cockpit flying low over the water and land!

[NEWwoman]

I saw the Pearl Harbor movie last year with Ben Affleck (spelling?). My husband tells me it was full of historical inaccuracies, such as the fighter pilots, such as Rafe and Danny, did not switch over to bombers to fly the Dolittle raids. And the scene with Kate listening to the voices of boyfriends in the cock pit in a special radio room, it just did not happen like that.

But this movie will probably be the only recent reference to the Dolittle raids that most younger people (gen Xers) will see. Unless they are fans of the History channel.

Good article. Thank you Free Republic!