Veterans honored with flight to National Mall in Washington D.C.
Veterans from Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa were given a trip to the National Mall to see several military memorials on May 4, 2024. The Freedom Honor Flights provided veterans a guided tour around Washington D.C. free of charge as a thank you for their service to the country.Â
Veterans board the plane to Washington D.C. for the Freedom Honor Flight tour.Â
Freedom Honor Flight veterans and their guardians walk through the Korean War Memorial in Washington D.C. on May 4, 2024. In this cohort of Honor Flight veterans, seven served in the Korean War.
A veteran on the Honor Flight is guided through the Korean War Memorial.Â
A paramedic assists Gary Nummerdor from DeSoto, Wisconsin inscribe a name from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Nummerdor collected names from a munitions unit for a friend back home who served in their unit.
Veterans and chaperones look at names lining the walls of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Guests also had the chance to see the Lincoln Memorial and the Reflecting Pool at this stop of the National Mall tour.Â
The Freedom Honor Flight bus codenamed "Delta" drives through the Arlington National Cemetary towards the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Three Tomb Guard soldiers walk down the Tomb of the Unknown Solider for the changing of the guard ceremony. Visitors are ordered to total silence while the ceremony is played out.Â
Tomb Guards bring a wreath to the Tomb of the Unknown Solider. The solider on the end played "Taps," a trumpet song played at memorial ceremonies and military funerals.Â
Veterans from the Freedom Honor Flight gather at the base of the Marine Corps Memorial in Washington D.C. One hundred veterans were flown out to the National Mall for this round of Honor Flights.Â
Veterans arrange at the base of the Marine Corps War Memorial in Washington D.C.
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