Doolittle Tokyo Raiders will hold 2010 reunion at Air Force Museum

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Staff Report 4:49 PM Monday, November 16, 2009

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — The Doolittle Tokyo Raiders are planning their 68th reunion at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, scheduled for April 16-18, 2010.

The reunion will include a free public autograph session, educational event and memorial service at the museum. In addition, a free public concert honoring the Raiders will take place at Wright State University’s Nutter Center.

The reunions, which convene annually in locations around the country, commemorate the 1942 U.S. bombing raid on Japan led by Col. James Doolittle.

The Doolittle Raiders last convened at the Air Force museum in 2006, for their 64th reunion.

Of the nine living Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, five are currently able to travel and plan to be on hand for the reunion events.

“The Doolittle Tokyo Raiders are living legends and their story is a fascinating part of American history,” said Charles Metcalf, director of the Air Force museum. “By hosting their reunion at the museum, the public will have a chance to meet them and perhaps get an autograph, but most importantly, thank them for their courageous and admirable service to our nation.”

The Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Association Inc., a private entity that organizes the reunions, is trying to secure sponsorship funding to fly in and land B-25 bombers on the runway behind the museum. For more information about this effort, contact Tom Casey with the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Association at (941) 921-7361 or by email at tomcat911@comcast.net.

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