HARLINGEN — A group of World War II veterans departed from ValleyInternationalAirport yesterday, en route to Washington, D.C., to be honored for their service and sacrifice.
A total of 11 men and women were staging for their Honor Flight departure at the TexasTravelInformationCenter at 2021 W. Harrison Ave.
“It’s a special flight only for World War II veterans for Memorial Day flight,” said Honor Flight of the RioGrandValley’s Lisa Dwyer. “We’re going to meet in Austin with another group and we’ll be up there for a special presentation.”
Dwyer said this is the first flight to be exclusively for World War II veterans for the Valley organization.
“Usually we have World War II, Korea and any other veterans we can get to fill up the flight,” she said. “We’re really focusing on World War II because we really want to make sure they get this experience.
“Unfortunately, we’re losing our World War II vets really quickly,” she added. “And they’re our heroes — big-time.”
For the rest of this story and many other EXTRAS, go to our premium site, www.MyValleyStar.com.
Subscribe to it for only $6.99 per month or purchase a print subscription and receive the online version free, which includes an electronic version of the full newspaper and extra photo galleries, links and other information you can’t find anywhere else.
