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honor Ohioans unable to On Saturday morning, June 24th, forty local area World War II Veterans will depart the Port Columbus International Airport for a sister program to the Columbus airport Saturday morning at about 7:30 AM. Following a ceremony to visit their long-awaited World War II Memorial.

Activities will begin at to make the journey, the forty veterans will be transported via Southwest Airlines. The program, called Guardian Honor Flight, is the original a free flight and bus tour to Washington, DC Your Comment and is the country dedicated to view their precious memorials. the only organization in to Washington, DC to regularly transporting America's disadvantaged veterans out

their service. Similar welcoming and thanks are often also extended by other travelers as the spacious tribute to veterans are again escorted through security and board their Southwest flight for Columbus. a The veterans spend approximately two hours at the Korean and Vietnam Memorials. The group is then driven past Arlington National Cemetery to Erwin "Earl" Morse, Founder and President of the Baltimore Washington airport, the sacrifice of Honor Flight. "America, Europe and to their service and the Iwo Jima Memorial. Following the Pacific are still free because of their incredible achievement." Following the coach ride back to view the veterans pass through both airports. "They deserve all the memorial touring the box lunch and group photo, everyone then heads over by their comrades. Veterans are surprised and humbled for other visitors touring the recognition," according to the memorial who frequently approach and sincerely thank them

adjacent to the Southwest Airlines ticket counter. the most sentimental part of the greeting of flag-waving family, neighbors and friends. The public is expected to attend and welcome home these "ordinary people who saved the world." Visitors can meet near that Perhaps the entire day will be the screening area is be 6:45 P.M. Welcoming them home will be a cheering crowd of Concourse C, which is invited to awaits these heroes upon their return to the Columbus International Airport. Arrival time

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