Exposure class twin light and youth. We also provide educational grants to collegebound students. Port us and follow us online. Eccta. Org. As we work to enlighten our youth to the opportunities that aviation provides. And promote the legacy of the tuskegee airmen. I would like to thank you. A round of applause for our panelists. Also speaking at the Conference Last Week were members of the legendary who conducteders the first raids on japan in world war ii. The panel included the man who served as Jimmy Doolittles copilot. They make a historical comparison between the knot sees nazis and isis. This is about 45 minutes. Thank you. I appreciate your support. A little nervous in the front row. Can you guys hear me in the back . Think of some questions. Make this an interactive panel. It is not so much me asking the questions. We want you to be able to ask the questions of these legends of world war ii. A quick introduction before the speaking program begins. The highestjames decorated of
Assigned to was the 477th bomber group. General Benjamin Davis later became the Commanding Officer of that group. The 477th bomber group never saw action. Before we completed our training, the war ended. We remained stateside during the war. I was discharged for the convenience of the government in that is my career with the 1945. Military. Thank you. [applause] gentlemen, i have another question for each of you. I would like to ask you, what is your most vivid memory of serving in the military . I would like to start with mr. Pride. Go to pride, please. My most vivid memory was during Gunnery School. At central field, florida. We started off with shotguns, shooting skeet. During the training, we ended up shooting skeet out of the backend of a truck. On one particular day, i made 50 out of 50. I went back to the squadron. They said, you have the day off from Gunnery School because you did so well. You have kp tomorrow. [applause] [laughter] gunnery was something i enjoyed. That was one
And a good portion of his skull had been loan off. He was still alive bleeding profusely. A corpsman came with me and shook his head and john knew he was dying and he said to me, please be careful. The hill is mined. His last words were please be careful, colonel. There are times we go to the world war ii memorial and i will find johns name and it will put my hand on it and talk to john. He was so brave and uncaring for himself in caring for me. I wore his blood in my utility uniform for three days until i got that is how i got to know john. The other one story which i will always remember, when i was stationed in georgia, columbus and georgia was a segregated city. No blacks need apply. Colin powell could not get into some of the restaurants to mysteriously. There were students going through the command course and i took all the casualty calls so one day i got a casualty i noticed the address and a new where was, it was in the poorest of the poor black sections. The day was getting la
Thousands of flights everyday connectors from one corner to another corner of the globe. But there is one serious difference. And that is the level of compassion. Let us not forget and transform individual compassion into global compassion. Let us globalize compassion. [applause] Mahatma Gandhi said, if we are to teach real peace to the world, we shall have to begin with the children. Let us unite the world ffor compassion for our children. [applause] i ask whose children are they . Whose children are they who harvest cocoa, but have never tasted chocolate . Whose children are they who are dying of ebola . Whose children are they who are kidnapped and made to work . They are all of our children. I remember an eightyearold girl she was sitting with me in my car right after the rescue. She asked me, why did you not come earlier . Her question shook me, and had the power to shake the whole world. What are we doing . What are we waiting for . How many girls have to go without rescue . Chil
[applause] we want you to think of some questions, make this an interactive panel. It is not so much me asking the questions. We want you to be able to ask the questions of these legends of world war ii. A quick introduction before the speaking program begins. On my left, james the highest decorated officer in the history of the 82nd airborne division. He fought in italy. He jumped into market garden. Also fought in the battle of the bulge, where he should have won the medal of honor, but due to a army snafu, he did not. He is a great platoon leader from world war ii. A guy who i am happy to call a friend. The gentleman to his left is Lieutenant Colonel cole. Plane number one of the doolittle raid. Jimmy doolittles copilot and the pride of dayton, ohio. We talk about moments of history and having a front row seat to moments in history. He had a front row seat to one of the most amazing moments in history. To his left, the pride of montana. Plane number 15. I said engineer. No offense,