Jimmy Doolittle: a pilot and leader
<p><span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span>, <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span> <span word="Doolittle">Doolittle</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="airplane">airplane</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Army">Army</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="person">person</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> -<span word="four">four</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> "<span word="blind">blind</span>," <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="using">using</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="instruments">instruments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guide">guide</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="airplane">airplane</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="Two">Two</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Harold">Harold</span> <span word="Doolittle">Doolittle</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span> -- <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span> <span word="Doolittle">Doolittle</span>.</p><p><span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span> <span word="Doolittle">Doolittle</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="fourteenth">fourteenth</span>, <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="ninety">ninety</span>-<span word="six">six</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Nome">Nome</span>, <span word="Alaska">Alaska</span>. <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="big">big</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="weak">weak</span>. <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="champion">champion</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="championship">championship</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="weight">weight</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="mineral">mineral</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lightweight">lightweight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="middleweight">middleweight</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="championships">championships</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="One">One</span>, <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span> <span word="Doolittle">Doolittle</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Army">Army</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="eighteenth">eighteenth</span>, <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span>, <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="graduated">graduated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="army">army</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="pilots">pilots</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="ended">ended</span>, <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="combine">combine</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span>.</p>
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