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Doolittle Tokyo Raiders' Goblet Ceremony

Goblets for Doolittle Raiders (left-right) Master Sgt. David J. Thatcher, Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole, Major Thomas Griffin, and Lt. Col. Robert L. Hite stand charged and ready for the Goblet Ceremony on April 16, 2010 in Fairborn, Ohio. The ceremony honors all who participated in the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo during W.W. II. This ceremony also honored the career and passing of Col. James H. Macia, Jr. (seen in framed photo).The upright goblets represent aircrew who have survived to this day. During the ceremony the name of every person was read and a Doolittle Raider responds to indicate the spirit of those who passed are present. The collection of goblets, each with an aircrew name engraved both right side up and upside down. The set of goblets is now maintained by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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Doolittle Tokyo Raiders' Goblet Ceremony

Goblets for Doolittle Raiders (left-right) Master Sgt. David J. Thatcher, Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole, Major Thomas Griffin, and Lt. Col. Robert L. Hite stand charged and ready for the Goblet Ceremony on April 16, 2010 in Fairborn, Ohio. The ceremony honors all who participated in the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo during W.W. II. The upright goblets represent aircrew who have survived to this day. This ceremony also honored the passing of Col. James H. Macia, Jr. (seen in framed photo). During the ceremony the name of every person was read and a Doolittle Raider responds to indicate the spirit of those who passed are present. The collection of goblets, each with an aircrew name engraved both right side up and upside down. The set of goblets is now maintained by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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Tull Road dedication

Dr. Janet Tull, the daughter of the late Lt. Col. Harrison "Harry" Tull, holds a plaque commemorating the dedication of Tull Road April 6, 2010, on Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. Colonel Tull, who recently passed away, was a Tuskegee Airman during World War II and a former officer in the 55th Wing at Offutt AFB. He served more than 27 years in the Air Force, including combat tours in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kendra Williams)

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Tull Road dedication

Dr. Janet Tull, the daughter of the late Lt. Col. Harrison "Harry" Tull, speaks about her father's accomplishments and how he inspired her to pursue a career in the medical field, during the dedication of Tull Road April 6, 2010, on Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. Colonel Tull, who recently passed away, was a Tuskegee Airman during World War II and a former officer in the 55th Wing at Offutt AFB. He served more than 27 years in the Air Force, including combat tours in the Korean and Vietnam wars. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kendra Williams)

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Road dedication

Retired Lt. Col. Harrison "Harry" Tull (left) and retired Brig. Gen. Regis F.A. Urschler pose for a photograph about five years ago. The two officers served together with the 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., in 1956. A new road on Offutt was named in honor of Colonel Tull, a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, during a ceremony April 6, 2010. (Courtesy photo)

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Tull Road dedication

Brig. Gen. John N.T. Shanahan, the 55th Wing commander at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., and Dr. Janet Tull, the daughter of retired Lt. Col. Harrison "Harry" Tull, a Tuskegee Airman during World War II and a former 55th Wing officer who recently passed away, unveil the road sign April 6, 2010, for the newly dedicated Tull Road. The road was named in honor of Colonel Tull, who served more than 27 years in the Air Force including combat tours in the Korean and Vietnam wars. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kendra Williams)

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WASPs awarded Congressional Gold Medal

Deanie Parrish, one of the World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots and associate director of Wings Across America, accepts the Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of her fellow WASPs at the Capitol March 10, 2010. Presenting the medal are Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep. John Boehner, Sen. Harry Reid and Sen. Mitch McConnell. More than 200 WASPs attended the event, many of them wearing their World War II-era uniforms. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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WASPs awarded Congressional Gold Medal

Betty Wall Strohfus, a Women Airforce Service Pilot from Minnesota, displays her copy of the Congressional Gold Medal at the Capitol March 10, 2010. More than 200 WASPs attended the event, many of them wearing their World War II-era uniforms. The audience, which Speaker Nancy Pelosi noted was one of the largest ever in the Capitol and too large to fit into Emancipation Hall, also included their families, as well as the families of those who have since died or couldn't travel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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WASPs awarded Congressional Gold Medal

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley speaks during a ceremony to award World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots the Congressional Gold Medal at the Capitol March 10, 2010. More than 200 WASPs attended the event, many of them wearing their World War II-era uniforms. The audience, which Speaker Nancy Pelosi noted was one of the largest ever in the Capitol and too large to fit into Emancipation Hall, also included their families, as well as the families of those who have since died or couldn't travel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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WASPs awarded Congressional Gold Medal

Betty Wall Strohfus, a Women Airforce Service Pilot from Minnesota, sings the "Star-Spangled Banner" during the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony at the Capitol March 10, 2010. More than 200 WASPs attended the event, many of them wearing their World War II-era uniforms. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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WASPs awarded Congressional Gold Medal

Betty Wall Strohfus, a Women Airforce Service Pilot from Minnesota, wears her World War II-era unifrom during the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony at the Capitol March 10, 2010. In addition to her medals honoring her service during the war, she also donned her flight wings and a medal she received at the opening of the Women in Military Service for America memorial. More than 200 WASPs attended the event, many of them wearing their World War II-era uniforms. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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WASPs awarded Congressional Gold Medal

Betty Wall Strohfus, a Women Airforce Service Pilot from Minnesota, talks with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz at the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony at the Capitol March 10, 2010. More than 200 WASPs attended the event, many of them wearing their World War II-era uniforms. The audience, which Speaker Nancy Pelosi noted was one of the largest ever in the Capitol and too large to fit into Emancipation Hall, also included their families, as well as the families of those who have since died or couldn't travel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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Veterans visited Iwo Jima

Crew Chief Staff Sgt. Anthony Belesi, cuts open dry K-rations huddled under a canopy blanket beneath the Wing of his 7th Air Force P-51 fighter on Iwo Jima. Mechanics remained on the flight line 14 hours from dawn to dark with no shelter. (U. S. Air Force file photo)

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Veterans visit Iwo Jima memorial

Cyril O'Brian takes notes during a visit to the Heritage Museum March 1, 2010, at Andersen Air Force Base Guam. Mr. O'Brian was a combat correspondent on Iwo Jima and Guam during World War II and is touring the area during the 65th anniversary of Iwo Jima. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jamie Lessard)

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History comes alive

Don Gum, Wright "B" Flyer pilot, taxis a replica down the MacArthur Parade Ground at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, during the Foulois Centennial Military Flight Celebration event March 2, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

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First women fliers

Senior Airman Jennie R. Lane admires a Women Airforce Service Pilots poster with newly obtained autographs from the WASP exhibit booth Feb. 27, 2010, during the Women in Aviation International 2010 conference in Orlando, Fla. Airman Lane is a maintenance technician assigned to the 4th Combat Camera Squadron at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Dawn M. Price)

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"Yellow Bird"

Wright "B" Flyer "Yellow Bird" comes to life with the help of crew chief Frank Goepferich (center), fire guard Ken Painter (left) and pilot Don Gum at the controls at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Feb. 27, 2010. Volunteers from the Wright "B" Flyer Inc. assembled two Flyers in San Antonio for the Centennial of Military Aviation event held March 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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'Yellow Bird'

With the Ford Model A engine warmed up and propellers were spinning behind him, Don Gum was ready to taxi the Wright "B" Flyer "Yellow Bird" on the parade grounds at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Feb. 27, 2010. Volunteers from the Wright "B" Flyer Inc. assembled two Flyers in San Antonio for the Centennial of Military Aviation event held March 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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"Yellow Bird"

Volunteers from Wright "B" Flyer Inc. assemble "Yellow Bird" at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Feb. 27, 2010. The replica was in San Antonio for the Centennial of Military Aviation event held March 2. The "Yellow Bird" is the more authentic reproduction featuring a wooden frame, Ford Model-A engine and hand carved propellers. The wood and tension cables give the frame strength and light weight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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"Yellow Bird"

Frank Goepferich attaches the right dual wheel assembly to the undercarriage on "Yellow Bird," a Wright "B" Flyer, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Feb, 27, 2010. Volunteers from Wright "B" Flyer Inc. assembled two Flyers in San Antonio for the Centennial of Military Aviation event held March 2. The "Yellow Bird" is the more authentic reproduction featuring a wooden frame, Ford Model-A engine and hand carved propellers while the "Brown Bird" has a metal frame and modern engine. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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