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Air Education and Training Command

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Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Robert "Dick" E. Cole was a B-25 Mitchell bomber co-pilot and survivor of the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo during World War II. Cole, who was the final surviving Doolittle Raider, passed away April 9, 2019 in San Antonio. (U.S. Air Force graphic by 2nd Lt. Robert Guest/Released)

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Watch Lt. Col. Dick Cole Memorial live on AETC Facebook page

Published April 17, 2019
By Air Education and Training Command Public Affairs

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas --

On Thursday, April 18 at 3 p.m. (CDT), a memorial service celebrating the honor and valor that defined the life of retired Lt. Col. Richard Cole will be held here.

The final surviving member of the famed Doolittle Tokyo Raiders of World War II, Cole passed away in San Antonio, Texas, last week at the age of 103.

A live video stream of the memorial, including the flyovers, will be hosted on the AETC Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/AirEducationandTrainingCommand/. The stream will begin at approximately 2:55 p.m. CDT. The memorial can also be streamed live directly from the Defense Visual Distribution Service here https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/19495.

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