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Hurlburt Field, Fla. — One of the last surviving Doolittle Raiders visited Air Commandos here Dec. 9.
Retired Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole, co-pilot to Lt. Col. James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle during the Doolittle Raid, was at the 319th Special Operations Squadron for a Q&A session.
Retired Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole, left, a Doolittle Raider, and Col. Sean Farrell, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, as Cole answers questions asked by members of the 319th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 9, 2015. As a pilot and engineering officer for the transport section, Cole helped stand up the 319th Special Operations Squadron and retired from the Air Force in 1967.
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