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Old 04-08-2010, 12:17 PM
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My son, Ryan, and Lt. Col. Richard Cole at the Randolph AFB Air Show. Lt. Col. Cole was sitting next to Jimmy Doolittle in the right seat of the first B-25 that took off from the deck of the USS Hornet enroute to Tokyo in 1942. He's in his 90's now but can still hang out at the air show all day, taking pictures and signing autographs. I get chills everytime I look at this picture.
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You're right! Thanks for posting. Have read articles and watched documentaries of that mission. Those guys really had the "right stuff"!!
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Wow. There are giants still living among us. You and your son should always treasure that photo.
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Great photo!I was stationed at Randolph Field[the showplace of the Air Force] from 1962 to 1963.
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Simply Awesome....

Thanks for sharing, I had no idea he was still walking with the rest of us mortals. Man....words fail.
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