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re: How about a random picture thread....
Posted on 3/8/18 at 4:20 pm to kywildcatfanone
Posted on 3/8/18 at 4:20 pm to kywildcatfanone
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Posted on 3/11/18 at 8:08 pm to Jazzbo Depew
Beautiful JD
Posted on 3/11/18 at 8:08 pm to kywildcatfanone
Posted on 3/12/18 at 6:44 pm to kywildcatfanone
This display of goblets is now at the USAF Museum in Dayton OH, as I just saw it there last October. But I can't remember how many are still upright... But it wasn't many...
In honor of the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, the citizens of Tucson, Arizona presented a set of 80 sterling goblets to the Raiders following WW II. In turn, they were presented to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs by General Doolittle on behalf of the surviving members of the Raiders for safekeeping and display between reunions.
The silver goblets are housed in a special glass-enclosed trophy case which is guarded by two Airmen. In addition to the goblets, the case contains a bottle of brandy to be used by the last two remaining Raiders at the last reunion to toast their departed comrades. Many of the goblets are already turned upside down for the men who were killed in the raid or who have since died.
At each reunion, the Raiders hold a brief ceremony to honor those who have passed away. This emotional remembrance often marks the passing of additional Raiders during the year since the last reunion.
November 9-2013 was officially the final toast. 3 made the toast, and 1 watched from home.
At 94 they just didn't know if they could reach the planned 2.
In honor of the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, the citizens of Tucson, Arizona presented a set of 80 sterling goblets to the Raiders following WW II. In turn, they were presented to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs by General Doolittle on behalf of the surviving members of the Raiders for safekeeping and display between reunions.
The silver goblets are housed in a special glass-enclosed trophy case which is guarded by two Airmen. In addition to the goblets, the case contains a bottle of brandy to be used by the last two remaining Raiders at the last reunion to toast their departed comrades. Many of the goblets are already turned upside down for the men who were killed in the raid or who have since died.
At each reunion, the Raiders hold a brief ceremony to honor those who have passed away. This emotional remembrance often marks the passing of additional Raiders during the year since the last reunion.
November 9-2013 was officially the final toast. 3 made the toast, and 1 watched from home.
At 94 they just didn't know if they could reach the planned 2.
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