For the fourth time, the annual Doolittle Raiders reunion, it's 67th, is held in the Midlands, this time at Columbia Metropolitan Airport's State Aeronautics Hanger. Left to right sit Raiders' historian Carroll Glines of Dallas, Texas, Tom Griffin of Cincinnati, Ohio, David Thatcher of Mizzoula, Mont., and Richard Cole of Comfort, Texas, during a luncheon in their honor. - Rich Glickstein/rglickstein@thestate.com /Rich Glickstein/rglickstein@thes From The State:
For Todd Joyce of Louisville, Neb., the annual Doolittle Raiders reunion is more than just a gathering of old warriors.
It’s a family reunion.
Joyce is the son of the late Raider Dick Joyce, pilot of Plane No. 10 and crew mate with the late Raider Horace “Sally” Crouch of Columbia.
He was one of about 40 Raider children and grandchildren who traveled to Columbia from across the nation for this week’s 67th anniversary reunion of his father’s famous Tokyo Raid.
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