-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Mary Carlson, of Humboldt, gets a hug from Lt. Col. Justin Faiferlick Saturday night after being presented with Flag of Honor that was taken to Washington D.C. on the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight in honor of her late husband, Air Force Lt. Col. Chuck Carlson. Faiferlick is with the Iowa Air National Guard's 133rd Test Squadron.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Navy Seabees veteran Dick Sample, of Emmetsburg, breaks into a huge smile Saturday night as he recognizes his son, U.S. Army Cpt. Charles Sample, of Fort Riley, Kansas, as the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight returns to Fort Dodge. The meeting was a complete surprise for the veteran who had no idea his son was going to come meet him after they spoke on the phone Saturday morning. "I thought he was still in Kansas," Sample said. "I never expected any of this."
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Returning Vietnam War Army veteran Dan Fitzgerald, of Fort Dodge, gets a big welcome home kiss from wife Judy Saturday night as he returns to the Fort Dodge Regional Airport after his Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight to Washington D.C.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Pauline Johnson, at left, along with Ray Norine and Dick Johnson, right, all of Gowrie, get their flags ready Saturday night at the Fort Dodge Regional Airport while waiting for their friend, Air Force veteran Darwin Pelton, of Burnside, to return on the 14th Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight.
-Messenger photo by Peter Kaspari
A photo of Air Force Veteran Lt. Col. Charles Carson, of Humboldt, is posed next to a flag at the World War II Memorial during the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight. Carson was one of four Flags of Honor during the flight, which meant he had been selected to go on the flight, but died before he could go.
-Messenger photo by Peter Kaspari
Vietnam War Veteran Gary O'Daniels takes a picture at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. during the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight. O'Daniels served in the Army.
-Messenger photo by Peter Kaspari
Kris Dobesh, of Algona, a volunteer with the Puppy Jake Foundation, walks with Nicole at Dulles International Airport. Dobesh, who accompanied the veterans on the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight, is training Nicole to be a service dog for a disabled veteran.
-Messenger photo by Peter Kaspari
The World War II veterans on the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight salute during a photo at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.
-Messenger photo by Peter Kaspari
A crowd of people gather to send off the veterans on the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight as the group prepares to depart Dulles International Airport for the Abraham Lincoln, Korean War and Vietnam War memorials.
-Messenger photo by Peter Kaspari
Vietnam War Veteran Robert Chapman smiles as he gets a hug from Caryn Danoff, of northern Virginia, shortly after he got off the plane at Dulles International Airport.
-Messenger photo by Peter Kaspari
The veterans on the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight are greeted as they exit the terminal at Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.
-Messenger photo by Peter Kaspari
A veteran on the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight reads his mail from friends and family during the return trip to Fort Dodge.
