Just like you, not a lot of difference. just over a decade after his graduation, lieutenant commander ben vorhees found himself at war. 75 years ago this summer he was in the south pacific, commanding bomber squadron 102, during the battle of the solomon island. that was a rough battle. only brother had been killed in the baton death march. on july 6th, bruce volunteered for a mission to destroy a crucial enemy base. it was a rough time, it was a rough, tough situation. he knew full well that he would likely never return, he knew he was going to die, but he also knew his daring action could prevent a surprise attack on
In the south pacific commanding bomber squadron 102 during the battle of the solomon islands. that was a rough battle. his only brother had been killed in the death march. on july 6th, bruce volunteered for a mission to destroy a crucial enemy base. it was a rough time, it was a rough, tough situation. he knew full well that he would likely never return. he knew he was going to die but he also knew his daring action could prevent a surprise attack on large-scale american forces. so his plane took off alone on a 700-mile flight. bruce flew through the darkness to his target, a tiny speck on
Issues and had an addiction to drugs. joining us to discuss, phil mud, a cia counterterrorism official. yes, it s true however, there are two roads here mr. mud. one is the first we just outlined what the family is saying. then there s the second road with the perception we saw a lot of protest the washington post was reporting on. this is what is existing as an enemy base to america, extreme muslims out there who can be easily triggers again. these are two different paths. do you see both in the situation? i do. i don t think there are two paths here. i think the problem with the case is we are looking for simple solutions, linear solutions. we say, hey, we looked at his facebook account or hey, we looked at his mental health records and he s deranged. i think the problem is we are