Honor Flight

When I came through Baltimore-Washington International airport two weeks ago I saw a large group of people who were a part of Honor Flight. I'd read about the organization a few years back. http://www.honorflight.org/ They provide free flights for WWII veterans to go to Washington DC to see the WWII memorial there. (It wasn't too long ago that memorial was established. It was way overdue.)
Many of these men were in wheelchairs but the majority were standing tall. They all had baseball caps with "WWII Veteran" on it and their branch of service. One was wearing a jacket with a P-38 on it, he'd been a pilot in the "Widowmaker". That plane was an outstanding aircraft.

Several people had "Ground crew" shirts. They were the escorts. It was a sizable group, maybe 50 or 60 total. It was good to see the faces of these men going back to their homes. Lots of smiles. We're losing them at a rate of about 900 a day, I'm told. 
My dad is a veteran of WWII and Korea. He's still with us and in good health. He's one of those guys who doesn't talk much about what he saw and did. He was in the Navy in the Pacific.

     There  is also an opportunity to preserve their history through the Library of Congress. It's called the Veterans History Project. You interview your vet, collect documents or photographs and send it in. www.loc.gov/vets. Many grade and high schools are participating in this. If your isn't, pass this info along. There's a booklet you can get that explains it.
    We owe them, the men and women who brought us through World War Two. This weekend is a time to say thanks.