(NOTE: in the spirit of a personal credo I initiated for covering events on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, this, like my previous one on the Obama visit, is another overview of an article that wasn't published but one that I want to post concerning my participation as a private citizen and military retiree)
Four B-25 Mitchell bombers fly past the National Museum of the United States Air Force on April 18 in a 'missing man' formation to honor the Doolittle Raiders.
During an earlier episode of journalistic 'stamina', I covered two events in different cities on the same day (the
Santorum and
Romney campaign rallies before Ohio's presidential primary back in early March). In my
summary, I described the logistical and physical tolls that reporters sometimes face when given similar assignments. If I include travel time, those two events only spanned the period of just around nine hours. In comparison, they were done in the amount of time most people spend at their jobs, to include a lunch break. Although I ended up coming down with something, these conditions were not very arduous and are considered normal for journalists who follow major candidates as they crisscross the country every four years. With that experience in my recent past, the next milestone would be covering several events that take place over a multiple number of days and, in the case of the recent Doolittle Reunion activities, at different locations. Needless to say, I was up for the challenge.
