| Show Bomber Crew Reunited A weekly newsmagazine recently recently recently re re- re- re told the story of a bomber crew of 01 woi world worlo fd war wai war reunited II after twenty six years One member of the crew had tracked down all eight of his comrades on that B They had flown thirty missions over Germany and Europe THE NINE gathered early in August in in Harlington Tex where the worlds world's largest collection collection collection col col- col- col lection of flyable second world war aircraft is located A B B- 17 bomber was scheduled to tobe tobe tobe be flown Clown to be attacked byan by byan i ian an ME which which- in turn would be att attacked by bya a US U.S. fighter lighter It was an interesting feature feature fea fea- ture story and one can imagine how members of the old wartime wartime war war- time crew feel today in a B- B 17 seeing the long bi b. red shape and silhouette ofa of ofa a German fighter curving in inon inon inon on them But the reunion means more than that RALPH Trout of Tampa who organized the together get-together remarked turmoil needs the stability of yester yester- day The reunion typifies the stability and unity in inthe inthe inthe the nation of twenty-six twenty years ago The crew assembled from Crom Iowa lowa Connecticut Florida Florida Flor Flor- ida Texas Washington Kansas Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas New York California and Pennsylvania u u The names show diverse the origins story of Amer Amer- ica A crew member Martin Martin Martin Mar Mar- tin Goodman recalled We had faith in each other TilE THE NATION needs such faith today Our country indeed in indeed in- in indeed deed is based on the premise that those with diverse backgrounds backgrounds backgrounds back back- grounds and cultures can successfully successfully successfully suc suc- work together to keep American democracy functioning Each American has a responsibility to remember remember re re- re member that |
