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Doolittle Raider 71st Anniversary Reunion |  | ||||||
| ResortQuest is a sponsor of this event! Wednesday, April 17, 2013 9:00am - 10:30am Dedication of Doolittle Raider Museum at Northwest Florida State College/Niceville, FL 1:15pm - 2:00pm Air Armament Museum/Press Conference 2:00pm - 4:00pm Armament Museum Book/Print Sales (Autographs: Up to 2 items per person; books and prints only; plus models only if purchased at museum.) Thursday, April 18, 2013 11:15am –2:00pm “The Mess Hall” Public Lunch at NW Florida Fairgrounds/1958 Lewis Turner Blvd, Fort Walton Beach Business Casual Attire Reunion posters and books available for sale Tickets starting at $35; Reserved Table of 8—$300 $75 includes meal, “Payback Time!” print and opportunity to meet the Raiders (limited to 150 people) Guest Speakers: Rear Adm. Don Quinn (Pensacola Naval Air Station) Doolittle Historian CV Glines Frank Goldstein, Ph.D. Friday, April 19, 2013 11:00am - 1:00pm “Raider Family Day” Honoring World War II Veterans Lunch at NW Florida Fairgrounds/Lewis Turner Blvd, Fort Walton Beach Business Casual Attire Reunion posters and books available for sale Tickets are $35 for general public; complimentary for up to 100 WWII veterans and their guests Reserved Table of 8—$300 Patriotic Entertainment 2:00pm - 4:00pm Air Armament Museum - Book/Print Sales & Signings 6:00pm “Thirty Seconds over the Emerald Coast” Fly-by/Okaloosa Island. The Boardwalk will be the prime viewing spot. Saturday, April 20, 2013 11:00am - Noon Parade of Heroes/Eglin Parkway, FWB with a B-25 fly-over 6:00 - 9:00pm “The Victory Celebration” Dinner, NW Florida Fairgrounds $50 per ticket; Reserved Table of 8 -$500 Guest Speakers US Air Force Chief of Staff General Mark Anthony Welsh, III Doolittle Historian CV Glines Raider Q&As The planes brought in for the fly-overs on the 19th and 20th will be the Panchito from Delaware, Killer B from Georgia, Yellow Rose from Texas, Georgie's Gal from Ohio and Special Delivery from Texas. Special Delivery is the only one to sport the famous Doolittle Raiders crest. |
