Joe Cunningham: “Billy Mitchell started flying in 1916. This was the time that Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Ace flew. He predicted…”

“Billy Mitchell started flying in 1916. This was the time that Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Ace flew. He predicted these things that were going to happen in 1942 with Japan. He was also looked at being court martialed. He said if we did not have our air power, the Navy would be decimated without air power covering the top of it. One of the admirals said, I will stand on top of this battleship while you attack it, and Billy went out and single-handedly sunk this destroyer, which also showed air power, if we go into any war without air power, the Navy is very, very vulnerable, or without missile cover. Billy Mitchell is among the greats that we talk about. One of the things that I would like to talk about before we move to the next one, just to be a great name does not mean that you are a hero, but I will tell Members the names of some real heroes.”