Quote Originally Posted by enfield303t View Post
"Thank you so much! My Dad was "over the moon" all day ! From the moment he laid eyes on that beautiful aircraft We noticed a light in his eyes and a liveliness we haven't seen in awhile."...... As mentioned Fred went up that ladder so fast Brenda asked him to stop and come down so a picture could be taken!! Something happens with these old vets at times like this
The memories bring back an adrenaline rush from the excitement (fear, challenge, winning against the odds, teamwork, camaraderie, and purpose). Yesterday a friend sent me this story about one of the heroic B-17s:

The Flight of Old 666

No wonder they are called The Greatest Generation! This is a fantastic film!
Here's the story of the single most-decorated flight mission in all of WW II.
Two Medals of Honor, seven Distinguished Flying Crosses and six Purple Hearts were awarded the crew of this WWII mission.

This is a video showing awesome courage against impossible odds by some very brave Americans.
Click LINK below with sound on... About eight minutes:

http://voxvocispublicus.homestead.com/morrow.html