WEBVTT 00:05.480 --> 00:07.647 We give you a preview of the very near 00:07.647 --> 00:10.279 future and show you where you fit in . 00:10.920 --> 00:13.479 In a month from now or even next week , 00:13.760 --> 00:15.871 you might be among those men , one of 00:15.871 --> 00:18.038 those combat bombardiers being briefed 00:18.038 --> 00:21.649 to blast the enemy . This is the point , 00:21.930 --> 00:24.409 the important point . Are you sure 00:24.409 --> 00:28.319 you'll be set for the target ? Will you 00:28.319 --> 00:30.541 be able to do the job on the very first 00:30.541 --> 00:33.000 trip you make ? That , in short , is 00:33.000 --> 00:35.111 your assignment , no matter where you 00:35.111 --> 00:36.111 are . 00:48.669 --> 00:51.790 Knowing the history that resides here 00:51.990 --> 00:54.157 with my grandfather and my unit , it's 00:54.157 --> 00:56.379 something that I take a lot of pride in 00:56.379 --> 00:59.849 as well as my family . In April 00:59.849 --> 01:03.630 1940 , Axis forces swept into Norway , 01:03.830 --> 01:07.129 seizing control of Keller Air Base just 01:07.129 --> 01:09.690 outside Oslo . More than three years 01:09.690 --> 01:11.809 later , in the daylight skies of 01:11.809 --> 01:15.250 November 18 , 1943 , the 01:15.250 --> 01:19.209 fight returned . Major Felton Cason , a 01:19.209 --> 01:21.265 bombardier navigator with the Mighty 01:21.265 --> 01:24.089 8th , flew toward Sheller , part of a 01:24.089 --> 01:25.867 mission to strike back and help 01:25.867 --> 01:29.250 liberate the occupied base . The cost 01:29.250 --> 01:32.690 was high . 9 B-24 liberators were 01:32.690 --> 01:35.510 lost , 2 airmen were killed in action , 01:36.209 --> 01:38.300 and 91 were listed as missing . 01:40.330 --> 01:43.489 I walked past a memorial here on the 01:43.489 --> 01:47.279 space every day dedicated to men who 01:47.290 --> 01:50.290 died in his unit , those he served with . 01:51.120 --> 01:54.040 And I would be remiss if I did not 01:54.040 --> 01:56.110 mention how grateful I am for the 01:56.110 --> 01:58.970 sacrifices that they've made . I was 01:58.970 --> 02:02.169 actually 3 years old the first time I 02:02.169 --> 02:04.391 could even possibly wrap my head around 02:04.391 --> 02:07.790 the concepts . My , my dad gave me a 02:08.449 --> 02:12.449 small bottle of a B-17 and he said , 02:14.059 --> 02:16.226 Your grandfather fought in the war and 02:16.226 --> 02:19.550 that's where he flew . At the time , 02:19.770 --> 02:23.740 25 missions marked a full tour . Major 02:23.740 --> 02:26.520 Cason successfully completed 35 , 02:26.750 --> 02:29.789 earning 6 air medals and a Purple Heart . 02:31.250 --> 02:33.529 Hearing these stories really inspired 02:33.529 --> 02:36.250 me because even today it takes a lot of 02:36.250 --> 02:38.449 courage just to step on our court's 02:38.449 --> 02:41.720 yellow footprints . And so every time I 02:41.720 --> 02:44.360 have been faced with adversity and fear 02:44.360 --> 02:46.600 in my career , I think about the odds 02:46.600 --> 02:49.380 that my grandfather faced , and it has 02:49.479 --> 02:52.059 inspired me every time to push through 02:52.559 --> 02:54.080 whatever obstacle I am facing .