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Last surviving Doolittle Raider shares his story

Posted at 2:29 PM, Dec 07, 2016
and last updated 2016-12-07 19:20:05-05

Seventy-five years ago, America needed hope.

The attack on Pearl Harbor took the lives of more than 2,400 Americans and left the country devastated.

A few months later, 80 volunteers became America's answer to Japan with a daring mission. They were called the Doolittle Raiders.

Today at 101 years old, Lt. Col. Richard ‘Dick’ Cole is the last surviving Doolittle Raider and told his story in Kansas City.

Watch the video above to learn more

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Lindsay Shively can be reached at lindsay.shively@kshb.com.

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