Veterans going on the 16th Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight board the plane Saturday morning for their trip to Washington D.C.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Fort Dodge Fire Department’s Ladder 1 displays a large U.S. flag Saturday morning as the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight finishes boarding at the Fort Dodge Regional Airport.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Master Sgt. Ariel Echevarria, with the 133rd Test Squadron helps Air Force veteran William Sankey, of Pomeroy to the plane Saturday morning as the 16th Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight departs for Washington D.C. from the Fort Dodge Regional Airport.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
The Sun Country 737-800 carrying the veterans on the 16th Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight makes a sharp turn on the apron as the crew prepares to taxi to the end of the runway.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
The Sun Country Boeing 737-800 carrying the veterans and support staff of the 16th Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight takes off Saturday morning from the Fort Dodge Regional Airport for a day in Washington D.C.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Brushy Creek Area veterans are welcomed at Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., Saturday.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Kelly Breedlode, of Vienna, Virginia, holds up a sign welcoming veterans at Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., Saturday.