Honor Flight May 2018
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-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Natalie Ponturo, 13, of Centerville, Virginia, passes out some Girl Scout cookies to veterans at the Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. Saturday night.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Russ Mohr, a U.S. Navy veteran of Fort Dodge, opens an envelope full of letters on the flight back home. Mohr said he has 24 grandchildren.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Judy Zeidler, of Davenport, at left, Lorraine Tilton, of St. Ansgar and Sonnie Tharp, of Milo, found a comfortable spot on the floor to wait for the arrival of the Brush Creek Area Honor Flight Saturday night at the Fort Dodge Regional Airport. The friends were waiting for Army veteran Ken Tilton.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Avery JEnson, 2, of Algona, holds her handmade “Welcome Home” sign Saturday night as helped greet the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight veterans upon their return to the Fort Dodge Regional Airport. Her sister, Hannah Nelson, 4, at left, puts the finishing touches on her own sign.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Isaac Loynachan, 9, of Huxley, along with his brother Noah Loynachean, 10 wore their Christmas pajamas to welcome back their grandfather, Marine veteran Dave Gordon at the Fort Dodge Regional Airport Saturday night. Their sister, Viviana Loynachen, 7, opted for a colorful warm blanket instead.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
With the Fort Dodge Fire Department’s Ladder 1 truck flying the U.S. Flag, the 16th Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight returns to the Fort Dodge Regional Airport Saturday night from its day long trip to Washington D.C.
