Doolittle Raider who shunned title of 'hero' dies

RIP good Sir,

you may not have thought yourself a hero but by bringing light to a nation in darkness, you became one.

Fantastic job well done.

RIP

Weather he liked it or not, he was a hero.

RIP

May he rest in peace.

My only comment would be towards the guy that wrote the article. By the time of the Doolittle raid, the war had been raging in Europe for 3 years.

And yes this guy was hero. Those guys were a bit nutty to fly B-25's off a carrier that size.

Although I question the necessity of the Doolittle Raid, anyone who participated in that mission was brave as hell - most of them knew they wouldn't make it home and yet they volunteered anyways.

RIP

The perspective of most Americans at the time was that it was a European matter that we didn't want to be involved in. Again.

These days the perspective of most Americans is that the war started on 7 Dec. 1941 and, for the USA, this remains true.



They were well-trained and well-prepared and they pulled it off.

For 'nutty' you might want to look at this:

Someone tell me if I'm right even though the more I think of it, the more logical it seems... to facilitate landing and takeoff, it is best that the aircraft carrier be going full-speed into the wind.

How can tell a real hero? They're the ones that shun the title at every opportunity.

RIP.

Yep.

Yup!

Sea state also plays a factor.

Those Doolittle guy's were something else. RIP.

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Now I get it... thanks.