And if you want an American example, look at the first American torpedo bomber squadron to attack at Midway. They were coming in low and slow. The Japanese fighters had to come down from up high to get the Americans. And they got them. They shot down every plane in that American squadron. Can you imagine sitting in a slow American torpedo bomber watching your buddies getting killed? Your natural instinct would be to break off your attack and escape. An American torpedo bomber was no match for a Japanese fighter! But the American torpedo bombers kept coming. It is said that the Japanese commander of the air units at Midway watched this attack. Another Japanese sailor looked at him with great excitement because they had destroyed every American plane in that formation. The Japanese commander is said to have remarked, “They lied to us. They told us that the Americans didn’t have Bushido (warrior spirit). They have Bushido.” Those young American pilots in those slow torpedo bombers brought the Japanese fighters to a low elevation. The American bombers and dive bombers were at a much higher elevation. The Japanese fighters could not regain height before the Americans attacked. Those American planes then destroyed the heart of the Japanese navy destroying four aircraft carriers. There were twelve young American pilots who changed the course of a World War. They kept coming. We are Americans. By God, we keep coming. Those dead American SEALs were counting on that fighting spirit to come to their aid. Obama went to bed and then went campaigning. He is an embarrassment to those twelve fine young American pilots. He is an embarrassment to all Americans. We keep coming.
Awesome story. Never really thought of those 12 pilots as changing the course of the War and history but they did.
“We are Americans. By God, we keep coming.”
Just Dang. I got choked up reading your post.
My father and both his brothers enlisted late in WWII.
They certainly kept coming.
This thread, and your post, reminded me of the fairly recent recipient of the MOH - Marine Dakota Meyer.
He was ordered to stay back with his Afghan driver while the rest of his squad into a village. His squad came under attack. He called in several times for support (none came) and then asked to go in himself. Several times he was told NOT to go in to help.
He finally said screw it and went in to help. Made numerous trips in and out of the village with his driver and got lots of his fellow Marines and Afghans out of the ambush.
Got chills reading that.
There were 29.