TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, meaning the youngest veterans who fought in the deadliest war in history are now approaching a century old.
With the number of survivors declining rapidly, 102-year-old veteran Richard Bushong has made it his mission to keep his story alive.
“I wanted to be a pilot so bad I could taste it,” said Bushong while reflecting on his life at the 390th Memorial Museum in Tucson.
Bushong has been telling his story every Thursday since 1992, back when the museum was just a hangar for the antique B-17 that sits in the middle of the museum today. It is the same plane Bushong flew when he was just 20 years old…