I guess they're at the reunion now, but normally they're in Dayton (Fairborn) at the USAF museum. They WERE in Colorado Springs for many years, but no longer.

 

They were on display (looked permanent) at the Air Force museum in Dayton about a month ago.

 

That's right. I just finished a tour at USAFA, and they send a group of cadets out to the Doolittle Raiders' reunion each year (at least they did until 2011, when I left). It's great seeing the veterans alongside the cadets, passing the torch.

 

I went to the AF museum at Wright-Pat around March 10th and the goblets and Hennessey were there

 

Sadly, such men and their deeds are barely noticed in the public school curriculum ( but they are in my classroom).

One reason is the teachers themselves are unfamiliar with such heroics and another is the mandated state testing gives no consideration to such events.

 

Personally I'm glad they are there now. Great museum and the display will get much more exposure there than USAFA. The more who know.....

 

Saw a piece on the Military Channel the other day about a WWII veteran. He said he has talked at schools and been introduced as a veteran of World War Eleven!!! Sad commentary on our teachers as well as our schools. As more and more of these veterans pass away, the history goes with them. Hopefully over the years, family members have tried to capture the details of their service. I know before my dad passed away, we got everything down about his experiences. We talked to him in great detail about going ashore on Utah Beach, swinging west to Cherbourg and what the city looked like when they arrived. Where they were billeted once the city was secure, what the day to day routine was. Details such as this are tough to capture unless you can talk to someone who was there.
So, all of you Korea, Vietnam, Panama, Desert Storm, Iraq, Afghanastan guys/gals; get busy and write it down before it is too late. Talk to your family members about it. This stuff is too important to let it just fade away.

 

Was fortunate to get a "team photo" with Doolittle back in '91. Was too dumb and ignorant to realize how cool it actually was.