Posted on 04/18/2017 10:17:17 AM PDT by fugazi
1775: Paul Revere and William Dawes begin their famous “midnight ride” from Boston to Lexington, Mass., where they link-up with Samuel Prescott, who rides on to Concord. All three are sounding the alarm – warning town leaders and alerting the militia – that nearly 1,000 British infantrymen, grenadiers, and Royal Marines are advancing from Boston.
1942: Sixteen B-25 Mitchell bombers led by U.S. Army Air Forces Lt. Col. James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle launch from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet in the first raid against the Japanese mainland during World War II. The raid will be successful, but all aircraft will be lost. Eleven men will be...
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I recall learning of the Doolittle raid way back in grade school. And, have read about it and watched a movie or two several times since.
What I wonder though, is the current Snowflake Generation. Have they even heard of it? If so, was it a passing notation in some book, or real history discussing the raids significance?
My bet is the typical snowflake is totally ignorant and could easily be programmed into thinking they were a bunch of racist military people out killing for no reason other than the Japanese are Asians.
The sad thing is that you are likely correct.
I remember the jackass Baldwin playing Dolittle, f Hollywood.
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Bunches of B-25s buzzing around here. 11 are supposed to have a fly-by in about 10 minutes.
The final Raider left alive is raising the toast today at Wright Patterson. Fittingly, he was Doolittle’s co-pilot
That is awesome.
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