[A Jovial Cad]

Good morning, snippy, SAM.

Doolittle's raid 63 years ago is rightly celebrated as the moral turning point of the War in the Pacific, followed by the armed turning point a scant two months later at Midway. It's one of those quirky ironies of history that the former led directly to the latter.

I've been given to understand, on good authority, that many generous toasts were hoisted to Colonel Doolittle (now General Doolittle; may he R.I.P) after V-J Day:*

His role in our Long Road Back was never forgotten by the men who followed in the path he bravely paved through American military history during his "30 seconds over Tokyo."

Thank you, once again, for another excellent thread.

*Post-war pic of my grandfather & grandmother celebrating "V-J Day" along with several of his fellow airmen taken shortly after their return home from active combat.

[snippy_about_it]

Great photo AJC, thanks for sharing with us.

[colorado tanker]

Thanks for posting that. It's fun to see the "greatest generation" as they were in the 1940's. I bet that was some celebration. Looking at that couple on the right, that feller's looks says he thinks he might get lucky later on. :-)