Charles Rees, of Vincent, opens his mail on the flight back to Fort Dodge Saturday night. Rees received 29 letters from friends and family members.
- Messenger photo by Peter Kaspari
Army Veteran Johnnie Luppes gets a hug from Carol Owens, of Herndon, Va., as he disembarks from the flight at Dulles Airport.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Tom Brown, of Fort Dodge, is welcomed home by his girlfriend, Doris Grell, of Fort Dodge, at the Fort Dodge Regional Airport Saturday night after taking the Brushy Creek Area Honor Fligh to Washington, D.C.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Bill Storey, of Fort Dodge, visits with his friend Denise Clark as they wait to board the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight Saturday morning at the Fort Dodge Regional Airport. Storey served on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Bataan.
-Messenger photos by Hans Madsen
Family, spouses and well wishers watch through the fence as the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight prepares to take off from the Fort Dodge Regional Airport Saturday morning.
- Messenger photo by Peter Kaspari
The Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight veterans get set up for a photo in front of the Iwo Jima Memorial in Washington, D.C.