New reports of significant military movement near ukraines border as street battles continue in the rebel controlled city of luhansk. Welcome to the program. Aaron is here. For the french government, lets hope they had a good rest because their holiday is over. Yes, lucy. They are back to work today and by do they have a lot to do. The French Economy hasnt grown at all this year, coupled with record high unemployment. And as for this bloke, their president , hes the most unpopular in modern history. So were going to take a look at all the promises on the table to get france moving once again. It is midday here in london. 7 00 a. M. In washington and 2 00 p. M. In syria where american journalist james foley went missing almost two years ago. He has now been killed by Islamic State militants. They have posted a horrific video online. That video is yet to be authenticated but militants say it is retribution for recent u. S. Air strikes in iraq. Those air strikes in the last few days have
Months and they wouldnt touch rice either. As far as the mess hall, we didnt have a lot of rice there. We didnt have very good food. It was not too tasty. I came bam from other there and was working in chicago and the Office Manager where i worked was a japanese girl and wound up marrying her and eating rice the rest of my life. [ applause ] lets go back over here. My question concerned which pilot flew the hump first, was it the air commandos or the pilots of the 14th air force . I think it was the 14th air force. Pilots of which organization flew the hump first. Im still not reading you. Which flew the hump first . Do you know . What outfit through over the hump first . There was flight of airplanes. Jake sarks who was my roommate who arrived in india around the first of april and he was in another young man, paul conroy flew a couple of missions before. Jacob was the last airplane out of there. I think most of you heard that they loaded 71 passengers on there. When they arrived in i
Who flew the hump first, do you know . What outfit . What outfit flew over the hump first . Well, there was a flight of airplanes, jake sarts who was my roommate, arrived in india in 3n of april. And he was 2 and another you man, paul conroy, flew a couple of missions before. Also, jake sarts was the last airplane out of rangoon that i think most of you heard about that theyre loaded on 31 or 71 passengers. And when they arrived in india, there were 72. It wasnt magic. It was a baby. Okay. The first hump flight incidentally was flown by robert old in early april of 1942. And you know what they carried . They carried fuel to china for the doolittle raiders. They ended up not needing it. What air force was he with the 14th or not . Do you know . Well get back with you. Can i ask another question . What was the casualty rate of the pilots that flew the hump . Im sorry. I dont know. I know it was very high. Yes. I do think that i saw a figure of about 600 aircraft and crews went down over
Said to him, i died for all men and women, i want you to tell them what ive done for them and give them an opportunity to come unto me. Chaplain oconnor said very little about what the men that he worked with said or went through. He had a very high view of the stole and the fact that confession and discussion shouldnt be told. Garriky didnt say a whole lot. He said enough to say this. He said three or four of the men gave their lives to jesus christ and went and went and prayed for days on end seeking forgiveness for their sins. And he said i assured them he is faithful and just to forgive you and cleanse you from all unrye chestness. They went back to the states, lived out their careers and their lives with peace in their hearts that they had done the right thing given biblical guidelines. I tell you, a lot of people in the United States never for gave them. They got hate mail over the years for what theyd done. With that, ill wrap up and say nothing is simple, things are difficult,
To the west or Something Like that. The other was traffic to the right landing to the east. So i said traffic to the left, landing to the west and give me a call when youre downwind way and he said, and you stay right there until i get there. He came roaring up the ladder and he said, who the hell are you. And i said pfc more ray sir. Id have said smith. He said, youre not a tower operator. And i said no, sir. He said you are now. Stay here until somebody comes to relieve you. And about, i dont know, it was when we had our annual reunion in illinois, i ran into bill again. And i walked up, he looked at me and said, who are you. I said you remember the night when you came up to the tower and chewed out this guy. And he said yeah. I same, im him. Im the chewee. He said, can you still use a radio. I said yeah. That was the last time that i saw bill. He made his last flight shortly after that. But he was a character. None of the rest of you were, though. No. All nice young men. Absolutely.