In the April issue of EIL, we shared Leslie Faulkenberry’s story, “Why It Matters,” about the Coastal Georgia Honor Flight program. On May 2, forty-five WWII and Korean War veterans accompanied by sixty support personnel traveled to Washington, DC via chartered jet. The Coast’s first-ever Honor Flight was a full day of reflection and celebration in tribute to the brave men and women who served selflessly in defending freedom and our country. The Coastal Georgia Honor Flight Hub and the Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation hosted this momentous event and shared their photos from the trip with us. Visit coastalgeorgiahonorflight.org for information about ways you can help make a trip like this possible for other veterans.
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Honor Flight Chaplain Rev. Jim McIlrath, of First United Methodist Church of Brunswick, conducts service for local veterans and guardians in the shadow of the Iwo Jima Memorial.
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Veteran Corbett Holcomb is greeted by the Baltimore Ravens cheerleaders. It was his birthday!
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WWII Veteran Stanley Altman presents the Honorary Flag of Our Fathers to Karen Mumford, in memory of her grandfather WWII vet Bill Linkenhoker who had hoped to be on the Honor Flight.
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U.S. Congressman Buddy Carter greets the group in Washington. Staffers for U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson and David Perdue were on hand. The delegation presented each veteran with a flag that had flown over the Capitol.
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Hundreds pack the Brunswick airport to welcome home the Honor Flight.
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Trip Director Chandra Capps Kendrall shares a joyous and tearful welcome home with WWII vet Austin Pearce
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Guardian Susan Imhoff greets WWII veteran and former U.S. Senator Bob Dole under the watchful eyes of local veterans Bob Allen and Al Hochwald.
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Korean War veteran Jack Dinos and guardian Valerie Hepburn in front of the Korean War Veterans Memorial.
