Special to the Times Vedette
The 26th Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight was held May 7 and was sponsored by Guthrie County American Legions/Sal Posts: Panora 372, Guthrie Center 124, Stuart 146 and Menlo 511. The flight is part of the Honor Flight Network, which transports approximately 22,500 veterans annually. More than 300,000 veterans have taken these one-day flights to Washington, D.C., since the first flight.
Honor Flight Network is a national nonprofit organization comprised of independent hubs working together to celebrate America’s veterans. While initially focused on America’s World War II veterans, Honor Flight Network expanded to include those who served during the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
Veterans boarded a plane at the Fort Dodge Regional Airport that took them to Dulles Airport in Washington, D. C., where they visited the nation’s capital to visit their memorials.
Pictured are, back row: Rick Buttler, Daryl Dinkla, Dwight Dinkla, Jalen Spack and Bill Messinger. Front row: Craig Hiatt, Tom Francis and Arnold Kesselring.