On May 4th,
twenty-three World War II Veterans were welcomed home after a 3-Day - all
expenses paid trip to Washington D.C. thanks to Honor Flight of Southern
Colorado. It was a truly amazing
unforgettable moment, catching
everyone off guard and touching hearts and souls deeply.
Honor Flight of Southern
Colorado is responsible for all veterans across 32 counties in southern
Colorado. These war heroes were returning home,
once, again, but this time it is 50+ years later and there was a large
reception of people anxiously waiting to see their husbands, fathers,
grandfathers, great great grandfathers, or their friends, returning home safe
and sound. Joy was in the air; on the
faces of not only the veterans but of their families and friends. The diversity of people who were present
sharing this experience was amazing.
They all had common denominators of love, respect and honor for those
who served and sincerely deserve it ... Our Veterans.
Young children, tweens and even the
young adults interacted with Veterans.
There were no signs of a generational gap as they all talked and laughed
together.
Sal Ingraldi, Director Command Security
NORAD-USNORTHCOM, is the President of the Honor Flight of Southern
Colorado. The Honor
Flight team and the Guardians are remarkable and selfless people who put others
before themselves.
Honor Flight of Southern Colorado is a 501
(c)3 non-profit organization created solely to honor America's WWII Veterans
for all their sacrifices. Through "The Honor Flight" they transport
our heroes to Washington D.C. to visit and reflect at their memorials. Top
priority is given to the senior Veterans- World War II along with those who may
be terminally ill. However, "The
Honor Flight" vision goes well beyond World War II. In the future,
"The Honor Flight" of Southern Colorado will also pay tribute to all
of America's heroes who served during the Korean, Vietnam Wars followed by
veterans of more current wars.
If interested, you can support the Honor Flight of Southern Colorado and
our veterans through a variety of ways; visit www.honorflightsoco.org,
or on Facebook for more information on volunteering or by simply being in the
crowd when these Veterans return home. Honor Flight of Southern Colorado holds
open meetings the 4th Thursday of the month at 6pm at VFW Post 4051,
located @ 430 E. Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs. The next flight is 26-28 Sept 2014, your
chance to welcome these heroes home will be posted on the NORAD-USNORTHCOM
website.