04-24-2006, 12:05 PM
Eighty silver goblets commemorating each man who flew in the "Doolittle Raid" over Japan were added to the collection of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force here yesterday.
My neighbor is an avid fan of the Doolittle Raiders, as well as the Flying Tigers. He attended this event at WPAFB. The tradition of the silver goblets date back to 1959. The veterans had a goblet made for each member with their name printed on it twice; one up-right and one inverted. When a member died, his goblet was turned up-side down and all the remaining members drank a toast to him.
I guess the collection was turned over to the USAF Museum.
Steve