It’s a place he never thought he would see. “Don’t tell me we’re 35,000 feet in the air,” he said sitting in his seat with both hands firmly on the armrests.Īt the age of 96, sitting in a wheelchair in front of a field of gold stars at the World War II monument, he takes in the hushing sound of the waterfalls and the grand granite pillars and stone wreaths. It’s a huge contrast from the launch of Honor Flight, wherein the entire aircraft was filled with WWII veterans heading to our capital to see the memorial finally completed in 2004.įor WWII veteran Bob Kester, it was the first flight ever in his life. Out of the 85 veterans on board, just two served during World War II. Most recently, a chartered American Airlines plane took off from Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport and headed to Ronald Reagan International Airport in Washington D.C. WASHINGTON - What started with personal planes and a mission to get World War II veterans to the nation's capital is now changing as Honor Flight hits 18 years of serving those who serve.
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