Four of five surviving Doolittle Raiders, Thomas C. Griffin, David J. Thatcher, Richard E. Cole and Edward J. Saylor (from left), watch a squadron of B-25s fly over the ceremony hosted by the National Museum of the United States Air Force to commemorate their mission over Japan 70 years ago. Raider Robert L. Hite, 92, was too ill to make the trip to Dayton, Ohio. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)
Richard E. Cole, 96, is among the five remaining men of the 79 who flew with then-Lt. Col. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle on his historic bombing mission over Japan on April 19, 1942. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)
