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Retired Lt. Col. Richard Cole, son of retired Col. Dick Cole, the last surviving Doolittle Raider, salutes his father’s goblet during the Doolittle Raider Goblet Ceremony at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center at Northwest Florida State College, Niceville, Fla., April 18, 1942. On April 18, 1942, Airmen of the U.S. Army Air Forces flew 16 North American B-25 medium bombers aboard the U.S. Navy carrier USS Hornet to a location within take-off distance from the Japanese islands for a direct air operation against Tokyo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Esau)

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Photo by: Staff Sgt. Brandon Esau |  VIRIN: 220418-F-QO224-1035.JPG