![]() ![]() With the recent Memorial Day & 4 th of July events, I would like to focus on something that was important to both Laura Hillenbrand & me when her best-selling book Seabiscuit came out almost two decades ago. The inspiration was understandable when one notes the speed, endurance, dependability and heart of the horse, and the military aircrews associating these same attributes with their faithful aircraft. ![]() Seabiscuit, the Thoroughbred racehorse, inspired American warriors in the United States Navy and the Army Air Corps during World War II. The best way to honor our heroes is to remember their service and sacrifice. Both saw action and faithfully served, with the latter being tragically lost with all its crew in combat with a Japanese destroyer. One was a US Navy Lockheed PV-1 Ventura & the other was a US Army B-25. In World War II, two American bombers were named for Seabiscuit.
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