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& s]vice to ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 conduct+ !
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f9ds t--  7#a7 on ,april #ah1 #aidb1 !  
brave m5 ( ! #ag? ,bomb>dm5t ,gr\p      
7,m$ium7 became kn[n z ! ,doolittle     
,tokyo ,raid]s = out/&+ h]oism1 valor1  
skill1 & s]vice to ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9    
conduct+ ! bomb+s ( ,tokyo2  7#b7 #hj   
brave ,am]ican aircraft crewm51 l$ by   
,lieut5ant ,colonel ,james ,doolittle1  
volunte]$ = an extremely haz>d\s        
mission1 )\t kn[+ ! t>get1 location1 or 
assignm5t1 & will+ly put _! lives 9     
h>m's way1 risk+ dea?1 capture1 &       
torture2  7#c7 ! conduct ( m$ium bomb]  
op]ations f a ,navy aircraft c>ri] "u   
combat conditions _h nev] be=e be5      
attempt$2  7#d7 aft] ! discov]y ( !     
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#agj miles fur!r away f ! pre>rang$     

laun* po9t1 ! ,doolittle ,tokyo ,raid]s 
proce$$ to take (f #fgj miles f ! coa/ (
 ,japan2  7#e7 by laun*+ m ?an #ajj     
miles beyond ! di/ance consid]$ to be   
m9imally safe = ! mission1 ! ,doolittle 
,tokyo ,raid]s delib]ately accept$ !    
risk t ! ,b-#bes might n h en\gh fuel to
 rea* ! designat$ air-fields 9 ,*9a on  
return2  7#f7 ! additional laun* di/ance
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to high] probability ( dea?1 injury1 or 
capture2  7#g7 because ( t delib]ate    
*oice1 aft] bomb+ _! t>gets 9 ,japan1 l[
 on fuel & 9 sett+ night & det]iorat+   
wea!r1 none ( ! #af airplanes rea*$ !   
pre>rang$ ,*9ese airfields2  7#h7 ( !   
#hj ,doolittle ,tokyo ,raid]s :o laun*$ 
on ! raid1 #h 7 captur$1 #b di$ 9 !     
cra%1 & #gj return$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 
7#i7 ( ! #h captur$ ,doolittle ,tokyo   
,raid]s1 #c 7 execut$ & #a di$ (        
disease2 &  7#aj7 !re 7 only #e surviv+ 
memb]s ( ! ,doolittle ,tokyo ,raid]s z (
 ,febru>y #bjac4  #b4 ,congressional    

gold m$al  7a7 ,aw>d  7#a7 ,au?oriz$ ,! 
,presid5t pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate & !    
,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives %all
 make appropriate arrangem5ts = ! aw>d1 
on behalf ( ,congress1 ( a s+le gold    
m$al ( appropriate design 9 honor ( !   
,_w ,w> ,,ii memb]s ( ! #ag? ,bomb>dm5t 
,gr\p 7,m$ium7 :o became kn[n z !       
,doolittle ,tokyo ,raid]s1 9 recognition
 ( _! milit>y s]vice dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4 
7#b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= ! purposes ( !  
aw>d ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a71 !       
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all /rike !    
gold m$al ) suitable emblems1 devices1 &
 inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !       
,secret>y4  7#c7 ,national ,museum ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,air ,=ce  7,a7 ,9 g5]al  
,foll[+ ! aw>d ( ! gold m$al ref]r$ to 9
 p>agraph 7#a7 9 honor ( ! ,_w ,w> ,,ii 
memb]s ( ! #ag? ,bomb>dm5t ,gr\p        
7,m$ium71 :o became kn[n z ! ,doolittle 
,tokyo ,raid]s1 ! gold m$al %all be giv5
 to ! ,national ,museum ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,air ,=ce1 :]e x %all be         
available = display ) ! ,doolittle      

,tokyo ,raid]s ,goblets1 z appropriate1 
& made available = rese>*4  7,b7 ,s5se (
 ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t ! 
,national ,museum ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,air
 ,=ce %\ld make ! gold m$al receiv$ "u  
?is ,act available = display else:]e1   
p>ticul>ly at o!r locations & ev5ts     
associat$ ) ! ,doolittle ,tokyo ,raid]s4
  7b7 ,duplicate m$als ,"u su*          
regulations z ! ,secret>y may prescribe1
 ! ,secret>y may /rike & sell duplicates
 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck "u ?is    
,act1 at a price suffici5t to cov] !    
co/s ( ! m$als1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1
 dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses4 
7c7 ,national m$als ,m$als /ruck        
pursuant to ?is ,act are national m$als 
= purposes ( *apt] #ea ( title #ca1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives ,may #ai1 #bjad4;,cl]k4