Ultradog MN
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- Location
- Twin Cities
In early 1942 80 Army Air Force men volunteered for a mission that they did know what it was. They only knew it was unusual, it was dangerous and they would likely not come back.
After 2 months of rigorous training, in a cockamamie scheme, their B 25 bombers are hoisted onto a Navy aircraft carrier of all things and they are sent off into the great unknown.
Imagine the uncertainty they feel, the trepidation and the fear of just not knowing as they while away the final hours; half heartedly writing letters, reading books, playing cards, bsing amongst themselves and trying to catch some sleep despite their fears.
They don't know it yet but tomorrow they will go, a full day early, on a mission to bomb Japan. Launching 600 miles farther out than they had planned, against impossible odds.
There will be much said tomorrow on the 75th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid.
But give a thought today to those young fellows, all of them volunteers, who are waiting, waiting and waiting to go on this great mission.
Thanks
After 2 months of rigorous training, in a cockamamie scheme, their B 25 bombers are hoisted onto a Navy aircraft carrier of all things and they are sent off into the great unknown.
Imagine the uncertainty they feel, the trepidation and the fear of just not knowing as they while away the final hours; half heartedly writing letters, reading books, playing cards, bsing amongst themselves and trying to catch some sleep despite their fears.
They don't know it yet but tomorrow they will go, a full day early, on a mission to bomb Japan. Launching 600 miles farther out than they had planned, against impossible odds.
There will be much said tomorrow on the 75th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid.
But give a thought today to those young fellows, all of them volunteers, who are waiting, waiting and waiting to go on this great mission.
Thanks
