96-year-old Doolittle Raider living in Hill Country

I had the wonderful pleasure of meeting Lt. Col. Cole this past year at the Randolph Air Show. He is such a down to earth man. I was standing there and he came up to me introduced himself, by only his first name. It took me a moment to realize who exactly I was talking to. He doesn't think of himself as a hero or that he did anything extraordinary, he just thinks of it as that was his job. Thank you so very much for your bravery and service to this great country.

WOW who would of thought any of those guys would be alive still. Thank you sir for your service and bravery .

I'll bet he doesn't drive a Prius. LOL. This man is a living example of how great this country once was.

Hats off to that brave American warrior!!

@cosmo511: Oh yea, wouldn't that be a wonderful way to spend an afternoon!!!! A once in a lifetime event and memory!!!

Could imagine having a one on one conversation with this American hero.

@Longhorn: You are so right!!! I agree, God Bless this member of "The Greatest Generation". I do, however, want to add God Bless ALL veterans of our armed forces that have put their lives on the line to protect this country, us, and our freedoms, whether the actions were popular or not. Because, believe or not, right or wrong, WWII, Korea, Viet Nam, Desert Storm, Iraq, Afghanistan....someone has believed that ultimately the freedoms and rights of the USA and other "free" countries were ultimately at risk.

Wow..........what a humble American hero! God Bless this member of "The Greatest Generation".