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Doolittle Raiders retired Lt. Col. Richard Cole, co-pilot of Crew No. 1, and former Staff Sgt. David Thatcher, engineer-gunner of Crew No. 7, sit with the Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 18, 2015. The medal is on display in the museum’s World War II Gallery in the Doolittle Raid exhibit. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)


Doolittle Tokyo Raiders receive Congressional Gold Medal

Doolittle Raiders retired Lt. Col. Richard Cole, co-pilot of Crew No. 1, and former Staff Sgt. David Thatcher, engineer-gunner of Crew No. 7, sit with the Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 18, 2015. The medal is on display in the museum’s World War II Gallery in the Doolittle Raid exhibit. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

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Staff Sgt. David Thatcher, a Doolittle Raider, attends the Doolittle Raider ceremony April 18, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The Doolittle Raid was a pivotal point in World War II giving a morale boost to America and proving to the Japanese military that their home islands were not invincible. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Campbell)
Betty Wall Strohfus, right, a former pilot with the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), sings the national anthem during the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 10, 2010. The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian award bestowed by Congress. The WASP program, established during World War II, trained women to fly noncombat military missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)
The shadow box given to retired Lt. Col. Robert E. Cole from the 28th Operations Group, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D, Nov. 5, 2015. Cole is a B-25 Mitchell bomber co-pilot and survivor of the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)
An attendee asks a question during the speaking engagement with retired Lt. Col. Robert E. Cole, a B-25 Mitchell bomber co-pilot and survivor of the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo Nov. 5, 2015. Cole is one of two surviving members of the Doolittle Raiders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)
Retired Lt. Col. Robert E. Cole, a B-25 Mitchell bomber co-pilot and survivor of the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, answers questions in the Airman’s Hall at the Pentagon, Nov. 5, 2105. Cole toured the Pentagon and met with service members to share the history of the Doolittle Raiders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)
Brian Anderson, Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Association sergeant of arms, hands the Congressional Gold Medal to Doolittle Raiders retired Lt. Col. Dick Cole and former Staff Sgt. David Thatcher after a ceremonial flight on board the B-25 “Panchito” at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 18, 2015. The medal is on display in the museum’s World War II Gallery in the Doolittle Raid exhibit. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
Doolittle Raiders retired Lt. Col. Dick Cole and former Staff Sgt. David Thatcher pose with the Congressional Gold Medal after it arrived at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, following a ceremonial flight on board the B-25 “Panchito” April 18, 2015. The medal is on display in the museum’s World War II Gallery in the Doolittle Raid exhibit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Will Haas)
Doolittle Raider retired Lt. Col. Richard Cole presents the Raiders’ Congressional Gold Medal to retired Lt. Gen. John Hudson, the director of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, during a ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 18, 2015. The medal is on display in the museum’s World War II Gallery in the Doolittle Raid exhibit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Niki Jahns)
The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders April 15, 2015, at the U.S. Capitol Visitor’s Center Emancipation Hall. The medal, created by the U.S. Mint, is the highest civilian honor Congress can give, on behalf of the American people, and was presented in recognition of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders’ outstanding heroism and service to the U.S. during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson)
The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders April 15, 2015, at the U.S. Capitol Visitor’s Center Emancipation Hall. The medal, created by the U.S. Mint, is the highest civilian honor Congress can give, on behalf of the American people, and was presented in recognition of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders’ outstanding heroism and service to the U.S. during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson)
Retired Lt. Gen. John “Jack” Hudson, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force director, accepts the Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders April 15, 2015, at the U.S. Capitol Visitor’s Center Emancipation Hall. The medal, created by the U.S. Mint, is the highest civilian honor Congress can give, on behalf of the American people, and was presented in recognition of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders’ outstanding heroism and service to the U.S. during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson)