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Lone Star Honor Flight - May 1, 2010
(108
World War II Veterans Visit Washington, D.C.)
"I was honored to fly on the Lone Star Honor Flight
with 108 World War II Veterans to
Washington D.C. on May 1, 2010. I was a guardian for the day for Ira Irwin
(82), a Navy corpsman (paramedic), who was only 17 during
the battle of Okinawa, where over 250,000 U.S. and Japanese
troops and civilians were killed in the 82 day long battle.
We left Conroe at 5 a.m. where many public officials,
police, and patriots gave them a grand send off. We were
police escorted all the way to the airport, where we were
received by the public and other patriots that knew of this
departure. The Marines gave them a military salute, pledge,
and sang the Star Spangled Banner.
We had a grand arrival in Washington D.C. and went to the
War World II Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Vietnam War
Memorial, Arlington Cemetery (including the Tomb of the
Unknown Solder and changing of the guard), and the Iwo Jima
Memorial along with a general tour of the city . . . All in
one day with a return to Houston on May 2, 2010 at 3:00 a.m.
My dad and all the World War II veterans were on mind all
day. Their sacrifices reminded me of the way that they
preserved our current way of life, freedom, and liberties.
Also, on my mind were my son Doug and the many others that
made many sacrifices, as well, to continue to preserve this
freedom." Renee' Hancock
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