Dulles Airport, waiting for buses |
Entering Russell Senate Building |
Former ND Governor Guy Honored |
| The first WDAY WWII
Honor Flight is now history! We had a great time escorting more than
100 WWII veterans to the WW II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Thanks
to the generous donations of our communities the trip was completely
free to the veterans. We had a great time visiting the sites of
Washington. Four of our veterans, Hubert Taylor, Alex Sahr, Charles
Walker and Victor Gelking had the honor of representing their
branches of the military by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the
Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery. The group also had the
chance to watch the ceremonial changing of the guard. Our North
Dakota and Minnesota Senators and Representatives hosted the group
at a Capitol Hill reception with Hawaiian Senator Daniel Inouye, a
WW II Hero. The weekend trip was capped off with the emotional visit
to the WWII Memorial. The veterans told us it was both emotional and
moving. Pastor Bill Rindy of First Lutheran Church in Fargo said
prayers for the fallen ND and MN soldiers. We appreciate the
extensive media coverage provided by Andrea Domaskin and Dave Samson
from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, Jim Monk of WDAY radio and Kevin
Wallevand and Brian Sellin of WDAY-TV. Watch for Kevin’s special
reports on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
Once again, a huge thank you to everyone who gave
us a dime or a minute of their time to help send these deserving
veterans to Washington! Remember we have more than 500 more that
want to go. We need a total of about $400,000. We’re about halfway
there. Can you help? Send your donation to “Honor Flight”, c/o
American Legion, 505 3rd Avenue North, Fargo, ND, 58102. |
Senate Choir Entertained Us |
WDAY Tracy Briggs Honored |
Senator Conrad Greeting Veterans |
Waiting for Bus at Hotel |
Vietnam Wall |
Paying Respect to a Fallen Relative |
Lincoln Memorial |
WWII Veterans @ Korean Memorial |
Korean War Memorial |
WWII Memorial behind Reflecting Pool |
Picture taken from Lincoln Memorial |
Lunch at VFW |
Committee Members on Trip |
WWII Vet at Arlington Cemetery |
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier |
Wreath Laying at Tomb of Unknown Soldier |
Honor Flight Wreath at Tomb |
ND & MN Wreaths for WWII Memorial |
Arrival at WWII Memorial |
ND Pillar at WWII Memorial |
Picture Taking at State Pillars |
Atlantic Entrance |
Pacific Entrance |
WWII Memorial Dedication Statement |
Attention as Band Played National Anthem |
Group Picture at ND Pillar |
Water Display between Entrances |
Back at Airport for Return Flight |
Flight Home from DC |
Bathroom Mirror on Plane |
Welcome Home at Hector Airport |
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