the cap titol a final time. not on the front porch of our democracy this time, but here, in its hallowed cathedral. beneath paintings that tell the story of our land and our liberty. and flanked by statues of his fellow champions whom he joined in making that story possible. george bush was just a teenager when he volunteered for military service and became the navy s youngest aviator. he was only 20 only that september day in 1944 when his plane was hit on a bombing run. but through the fire and smoke, george bush stayed steady at the controls. only once he accomplished his mission did he parachute out over the pacific. a steady hand staying the
258 bombing missions were japanese installations of small islands in the pacific bush s wartime diary includes descriptions of his coast called and the bombing run. he was hit by japanese flag and bush completed mission then headed to see. was able to bailo out his crew, till gun and radioman did not survive. when he was shot down i got a notice that they thought somebody picked him up and then his mom called a day later saying he fine. he could have, men but he chose to stay. he s usually patriotic american. brit: bush arrived home on christmas eve, 1944, two weeks later friends and family attended george and barbara s wedding. it was a funny day, i think. we had a luncheon and my honest husband stood up and wowed them off because he said something nice about them and barbara
very nice. thank you. i want to get a picture. it s a fly speck. about twice the size of central park. today it is a sleepy natural paradise with less than 2,000 residents. it s also home to countless relics of world war ii. this is all that remains of the main radio installation on the island. that will open it up. it was the key target of bush s bomber squadron. bush started his bombing run with the radio tower in his sights. the minute we started, angry black puffs of aircraft fire,
infamy. but for that generation it awoke a generation. i don t need to repeat it he went to phillips exdoor. son of a wealthy family could have went to yale. instead enlisted as a naval aviator. he got the job stationed on aircraft carriers assigned to torpedo squadron. saw some of the significant battles o engaging with the enemies over 58 combat missions that he flew over the course of his time in world war ii. a fateful day as you have all alluded to was on september 2nd, 1944. he was a part of a bombing run. he was hit by his plane, walls hit by anti-aircraft gunfire, set ablaze. his engine is on fire. yet, while his engine son fire. he completes the attack, releases bombs on the japanese enemy submarines below, hit the target,
wrench he ain t prejudice he s just made in america oh, made in america made in america steve: very nice. the u.s. air force wild blue country made in america. good job, guys. ainsley: that s awesome. today is their 71st anniversary. ainsley: i know. happy birthday air force. brian: they had to enforce the no-fly zone after the persian gulf war the first one and now they are still being asked in syria every time you see a bombing run. every time you see something in force that s the air force. ainsley: helping here at home with florence in recovery efforts. steve: indeed. happy 71st anniversary with you. it was emmy awards on television last night. not surprisingly they got political were. they funny? you be the judge. i have been watching this very shocking distaupian