Honor Flight May 2016
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Dick Graff, a World War II veteran from Popejoy, Iowa, shakes the hand of Joe Sippel, who served in the U.S. Navy.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Lloyd Gochenour, a World War II veteran from Humboldt, is greeted by a fellow veteran in Washington, D.C. Saturday.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Walter Thomas, of Carroll, and a Korean War veteran embraces his son, Jason Gurney, and granddaughter, Olivia, in Washington, D.C. Saturday. It was the first time Thomas had met his granddaughter in person.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Lloyd Gochenour, a World War II veteran from Humboldt, is greeted by a veteran in Washington, D.C. Saturday. Gochenour and two of his brothers served in World War II. He was one of only six World War II veterans on the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Walter Thomas, of Carroll, pats his granddaugher, Olivia, on the arm in Washington, D.C. Thomas met his granddaughter for the first time Saturday.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Robert Varner, of Woden, holds a sign given to him by total strangers in Washington, D.C. Several people whom the veterans had never met walked up to them and thanked them for their service Saturday.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Walter Thomas, a Korean War veteran from Carroll, is all smiles as he meets his granddaughter, two-year-old Olivia for the first time in Washington, D.C. Saturday.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Leo Staton, of Sac City, and a Korean War veteran observes the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Saturday afternoon. Staton was a U.S. Army paratrooper.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Thomas Underberg, a Vietnam veteran from Carroll, kneels down as he views the names of fallen veterans at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Saturday. Several Vietnam veterans searched on the wall for fellow veterans they knew.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Steven Nielsen wheels his father, Peter Nielsen, around the World War II Monument in Washington, D.C. Saturday. Peter Nielsen was one of only six World War II Veterans who went on the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight. At 95-years-old, Peter Nielsen was also the oldest veteran on the flight.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Veterans Mike Graham, a Vietnam veteran, and Leo Staton, a Korean War veteran hang out at the World War II Monument in Washington, D.C. Saturday. Graham also served during the Gulf War as a crash and rescue specialist.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Veterans witnessed the Lowering of the Flag at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Saturday.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Veterans gather near the Tomb of the Unknown at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Saturday.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
The relief commander begins to march during the Changing of the Guard ceremony in Washington, D.C. Saturday.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Veterans look on during the Changing of the Guard at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Saturday. Those in attendance are asked to remain silent during the ceremony.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
The relief commander and the relieving sentinel meet the retiring sentinel in the center of the matted path in front of the Tomb of the Unknown during the Chaning of the Guard ceremony in Washington, D.C. Saturday.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Veterans reminisce at Arlington National Cemetery while waiting to observe the Changing of the Guard in Washington, D.C. Saturday.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Ron Newsum, chairman of the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight board, and Lt. Matt Rojo, of the U.S. Marine Corps speak to the veterans at the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Washington, D.C. Saturday evening.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Area veterans raise their hats in the air at the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Washington, D.C. Saturday.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Thomas Underberg, of Carroll, and a Vietnam veteran, signs a poster for boy scouts in Washington, D.C. Saturday.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Courtesy of the Fort Dodge Fire Department, the U.S. Flag flies over the tarmac at the Fort Dodge Regional Airport Saturday morning as the Brushy Creek Area Honor flight boards their craft for Washington D.C.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Vietnam Army veteran Gary Michael, of Fort Dodge, gets a hug from his sister, Nancy Herzberg, of Fort Dodge, as he gets ready to depart for Washington D.C. on the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight Saturday morning.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Veterans, guardians and family members check in at the Fort Dodge Regional Airport for the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight to Washington D.C. Saturday morning.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
The Brushy Creek Area Honor flight takes off in a smoky haze Saturday morning from the Fort Dodge Regional Airport. The smoke blew into the area from wildfires in Canada.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Korean War veteran John Olmstead, of Fort Dodge, holds his U.S. flag Saturday morning as he greets veterans arriving at the Fort Dodge Regional Airport for the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Veterans gather to chat Saturday morning while checking in for the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight to Washington D.C.