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Follow on Google News | Retired Brigadier General Returns to MCAS Cherry Point Air Show for Special 70th AnniversaryBy: DAV Flight Team Bartlett departed Cherry Point in 1944 for combat in the South Pacific on a PBJ (Patrol (P) Bomber (B) built by North American Aviation (J)-a navalized version of the B-25 Mitchell Bomber) Trained as Marine Sergeant bombardier-Navigator, he flew 75 combat missions. Now, 70 years after he left Cherry Point in a B-25 he will return- just as he departed- in none other than a B-25. Just as Bartlett was on an important mission 70 years ago, he returns to Cherry Point along side B-25 “Panchito” “We are amazed at his (Bartlett’s) Disabled American Veterans, representing more than 1.3 million disabled veterans, is a non-profit organization founded in 1920 and chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1932. It is dedicated to one, single purpose: Fulfilling our promises to the men and women who served For more information about Disabled American Veterans go to www.dav.org or follow the DAV Flight Team at www.facebook.com/ To learn more about the DAV Flight Team or to schedule an interview, contact, Kerry Ward 415-580-2704. For downloadable photos of the B-25 Mitchell Bomber, go to www.davflightteam.com (http://www.davflightteam.blogspot.com/ End
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