Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight 9-21-19
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-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Army veteran Darrell Shane, of Iowa Falls, snaps a photo of his fellow Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight vets as they arrive Saturday morning at the Fort Dodge Regional Airport.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Navy veteran Robert Whitmer, of Spirit Lake, enjoys a little conversation Saturday morning with Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight volunteer James Ricke, of Fort Dodge as they gather for the flight to Washington D.C. Ricke is an Army veteran who served during the Vietnam era.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
With the morning sky still dark, veterans, staff and volunteers line up to board the plane Saturday morning for the 19th Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight to Washington D.C. at the Fort Dodge Regional Airport.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Marine Corps veteran Glenn Howard, of Dolliver, is all smiles as he checks in for the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight Saturday morning at the Fort Dodge Regional Airport.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Army veteran Ronald Johnson, of Laurens, may not be 100 percent happy with the picture his wife, Rosie Johnson just snapped of themselves Saturday morning at the Fort Dodge Regional Airport. Johnson was however, very happy to be going on the 19th Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight to Washington D.C.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Army veteran Robert Shaner reflects for a few minutes Saturday morning while the plane boards for the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight to Washington D.C.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Veterans going on the 19th Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight get ready for the plane to take off Saturday morning at the Fort Dodge Regional Airport.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
A combination of long exposure and motion creates something a little different as the Sun Country Airlines plane carrying the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight turns on the apron at the Fort Dodge Regional Airport.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
The Sun Country plane carrying the 19th Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight taxies to the end of the runway Saturday morning before taking off for Washington D.C.
-Messenger photo by Elijah Decious
Michael Wolfe of Creston is stopped in his tracks by the children in the crowd of hundreds of greeters that welcomed him at Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. Among them were Scarlet and her mother, Marin Ebbets, of northern Virginia.
-Messenger photo by Elijah Decious
Vern Blumeyer was among 132 veterans told they would be greeted by about 30 to 40 people before they deboarded the plane. Instead, they were overwhelmed by about 700 from the concourse to the exit of the terminal.
-Messenger photo by Elijah Decious
LIve musicians, including a group of young violinists and a band, welcome veterans at Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.
-Messenger photo by Elijah Decious
Allen Free receives a hug from Marie MIller, of Centreville, Virginia, as he exits the terminal to board the bus Sunday morning.
