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In April 1942, sixteen B-25 bombers launched from the deck of USS Hornet — an act no one thought possible. The Doolittle Raid ...

The Air & Space Forces Association is proud to host its annual Doolittle Raiders Memorial Toast on April 17, 2026, to commemorate the 84th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid. This year's ceremony will ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Jimmy Doolittle became famous for the Tokyo Raid, but his later wartime decisions carried serious risks. By flying dangerous ...

All Doolittle Raiders were also awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in May 2014. In his final years, he remained a familiar face at Air Force events in the San Antonio area and toured Air Force ...

I received the latest copy of the Friend's Journal, a quarterly magazine from the Air Force Museum Foundation in Dayton, Ohio (at the National Museum of U.S. Air Force). They hosted a reunion of the ...

The second to last goblet for Doolittle Tokyo Raider SSgt. David Thatcher,(pictured) was turned over during a private ceremony with Lt. Col. Richard Cole and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David ...

Earlier this month, the Glenn County Board of Supervisors proclaimed March 30 and 31 as Doolittle Raiders Days in Glenn County, acknowledging the contributions to the World War II by the Doolittle ...

“Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us.” This week (25 ...