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This next story begins where the movie Pearl Harbor left off.

Two enemies.

One led Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the other, an American Doolittle Raider who bombed Tokyo.

Here to tell the story is Carol Aiko de Chaser Dixon, the daughter of Doolittle

Raider, Jacob DeShazer. She is the author of Return of the Raider, a dool little raider's

story of war and forgiveness. Here is Carol. Hi, my name is Carol Iko DeShazer Dixon. And today, I'd like to tell you

the story of my father, Jacob DeShazer, whose story has made a mark in history.

I'm not a historian and I'm no military expert,

but when I received the phone call from this radio station

asking if I would consider sharing my father's story,

I knew I had to say,

yes, I'll try.

So, on February 26,

1940, more than a year and a half

before the bombing of Pearl Harbor,

my father joined the Army Air Corps at Fort McDowell in California.

He always wanted to be a pilot and believed being a pilot would be a great way to serve his country.

However, his dream of becoming a pilot was short-lived.

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