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Richard E. Cole, then 96 is this file photo, is among the five remaining men of the 79 who flew with then-Lt. Col. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle on his historic bombing mission over Japan on April 19, 1942. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

Richard Cole, last of two surviving ‘Doolittle Raiders,’ turns 100 on Labor Day

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Lt. Col. Richard Cole speaks on the phone with the son of Ruan Yicheng, the provincial commissioner who was in charge of the operation that rescued Cole and his fellow airmen immediately following the Doolittle Tokyo Raid.

A Doolittle Raider offers some long-distance healing

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Richard Cole (center) proposes a toast with two other surviving members of the 1942 Tokyo raid led by Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle — Edward Saylor (left) and David Thatcher — on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. The fourth surviving member, Robert Hite, was unable to travel to the ceremonies. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

Final toast to World War II’s Doolittle Raiders: ‘Peace’

By Dan Sewell - Associated Press