Mission Completed

[Music] They left at dawn the planes from our carrier, 60 of them with 100 of our men. mission to blast and burn the [ __ ] in Tokyo Bay 400 miles away. 100 of our men, 100 of our friends. We want them back. We'd like to see something besides clouds in that sky about now. We don't like that empty sky when it ought to be full of our friends. 400 miles, 200 out, 200 back. It isn't much really. It's the flack and the zeros in between. 100 men went out. We try to believe a 100 will return. Never happens that way, though. You just hope for the best. You just wait and sweat it out. They're overdue now. We hope nothing's gone wrong. Stand by to take aircraft aboard. Stand by to take aircraft aboard. Here come the first ones. Four of them. [Music] Now to bring them in. We know it won't be easy for some of them. [Music] It won't be easy for this one. That wheel up. His hydraulic system's gone. One wheel landing sober you up when they don't kill you. [Music] Glad you made it, Joe. The wingman of the eighth division. A little flack in the tail. No real damage. 60 planes out. 42 bank so far. MLAN's Hellcat there will make it 43. [Music] Steady, Mac. Steady. Wave the next plane off. Wave that plane off. The deck's a little messed up for the moment. Sorry, Mac. We couldn't see your rudder was gone, but your hands aren't hurt, Mac. You'll fly again. Here comes Pete Erikson. Fast with his rudder control shot away. Mission completed. The plane $80,000. The pilot's training $50,000. Pete Ericson's life. We can't put a value on a man's life. But we can make sure that all the Pete Ericson's have the best tools to fight with. We can make sure by buying war bonds and more war bonds. Only then is our mission completed.