The Utah Honor Flight allowed 75 veterans to visit the memorials dedicated to their service and pay respects to those who didn't come home. Since it started nearly a decade ago, the Utah Honor Flight has taken 42 flights to Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON — A group of 75 Utah veterans returned to the Provo Airport Wednesday evening to a huge hero's welcome after a two-day trip to Washington D.C. The Utah Honor Flight was a chance for the veterans to visit the memorials dedicated to their service and pay respects to those who didn't come home. Since it started nearly a decade ago, the Utah Honor Flight has taken 42 flights to Washington.
He'd like to forget that chapter in life. But he keeps the memories of fallen friends alive in his heart. "The guy in charge of my bus came and says, were you the best man at a wedding in '69? I said yes," Story said.Seeing each other after all these years?"Great friends, then, and still are. Just a chance of quite a reunion in Washington, D.C.," said Sunderland.
"Both of us, different wars, you know," Rueben Lovato said. "He's one of the lucky ones. Even though he was combat wounded, he's glad to be here.""This year, he said, 'I think this is it,'" said the son. "He says I need to go and pay my respects to all of the brothers that didn't come back.""I'm getting a lot out of it. It's world-changing for me," said Rueben.
"He went down in a 105 over North Vietnam, and then, for some reason, the bad guys took him and put him on the wing of his airplane and took a picture and published it in a Russian magazine," Atkinson said. "Somebody came to me and asked whether that was Lynn Powell, and I had to say yeah it was." Lee's brother also went to war. A year later, back at home, Andreoli was visiting their father, who was excited about Dennis coming home soon.
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