Millard "Lefty" Palmer
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World War II bomber pilot veteran Millard "Lefty" Palmer has received a Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor from Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), Fairfax, Va., Tuesday, July 23, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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World War II bomber pilot veteran Millard "Lefty" Palmer has received a Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor from Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), Fairfax, Va., Tuesday, July 23, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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World War II bomber pilot veteran Millard "Lefty" Palmer has received a Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor from Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), Fairfax, Va., Tuesday, July 23, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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World War II bomber pilot veteran Millard "Lefty" Palmer has received a Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor from Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), Fairfax, Va., Tuesday, July 23, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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"If you've got a job to do, you've got a job to do," says Millard "Lefty" Palmer of the daring maneuver with unexploded bombs stuck in his plane near the end of World War II. "Just do it, get it done, and then worry about other things." Sixty-seven years later, he received a Distinguished Flying Cross (with valor) from Rep. Gerald E. Connolly. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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"If you've got a job to do, you've got a job to do," says Millard "Lefty" Palmer of the daring maneuver with unexploded bombs stuck in his plane near the end of World War II. "Just do it, get it done, and then worry about other things." Sixty-seven years later, he received a Distinguished Flying Cross (with valor) from Rep. Gerald E. Connolly. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)