McHenry County College (MCC) will welcome back Barry Bradford, national award-winning storyteller, historian and teacher to present a commemorative program about “The Doolittle Raid” from 7-8:30 p.m. this evening in the Luecht Conference Center at McHenry County College. The College is located at 8900 U.S. Hwy. 14 in Crystal Lake.
MCC will commemorate the 70th anniversary of one of the most dramatic moments of World War II: The Doolittle Raid that took place over Japan on April 18, 1942. Bradford will share a dramatic presentation on the bold decision to make a dangerous and unprecedented attack on mainland Japan in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Col. Jimmy Doolittle and his valiant Raiders defied weather, conventional thinking and limited equipment to launch an attack that changed the tide of the Pacific War.
The program will feature first person accounts, extraordinary photos and rare color movie footage as a reminder of the courage and sacrifice of the brave men who flew into history on that date.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Amy Carzoli, at
(815) 455-8764 or Kristine Emrich, at (815) 479-7570 or send an email to conferencecenter@mchenry.edu.
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