[fugazi]

Today was also the bloodiest day for the CIA: a Hezbollah suicide bomber struck the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, killing 17 Americans - including the CIA station chief.

[redfreedom]

I recall learning of the Doolittle raid way back in grade school. And, have read about it and watched a movie or two several times since.

What I wonder though, is the current Snowflake Generation. Have they even heard of it? If so, was it a passing notation in some book, or real history discussing the raids significance?

My bet is the typical snowflake is totally ignorant and could easily be programmed into thinking they were a bunch of racist military people out killing for no reason other than the Japanese are Asians.

[LonePalm]

It is also the 74th anniversary of shooting down Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto's aircraft over Bougainville.

"Ceterum censeo Islam esse delendam."

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[KarlInOhio]

Bunches of B-25s buzzing around here. 11 are supposed to have a fly-by in about 10 minutes.

[cyclotic]

The final Raider left alive is raising the toast today at Wright Patterson. Fittingly, he was Doolittle’s co-pilot