one notable guest joininthe president, 107-year-old riard overton who is belved to be e nation's oldest ling veten of world war ii. also this verans day weekend there was an emoonal gathering of the doolittle raiders. the men who pulled off a secret missioto strike back at japan after pearl harbor. just four of them are sll alive, andhis yearhey say it was time for one final gathering to honor theirallen comrades. our final report tonight from our pentagoncorrespondent, j miklaszewski. >> reporter: omost days you will find dick cole at home on his tractor. at 98 he's still going strong. as a boy he dreamed of becoming a military combat pilot. >> i wanted to be one of the guys to after the bad guy. >> reporter: he soon got his chance. when t japanese attacked pearl haor, cole was already a pilot in the army air corp not justny pilot. he became the copilot for the legendary jimmy doolittle and the doolittle tyo raiders. only four months after pearl rbor, they flew straight to thhistory books. >> they put out the word looking r people to go on a ngerous mission. >> reporter: so dangerous d