Seventy-three veterans spent the day at war memorials with Honor Flight Columbus
The group, from every branch, visited the Air Force Memorial, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and the World War II Memorial. A public welcome was set for that night at John Glenn Columbus International Airport.
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Seventy-three veterans with Honor Flight Columbus stepped off the plane in Washington on Wednesday under blue skies, 10TV reported. The group came from every branch of service. They began at the Air Force Memorial and watched the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Lunch was at the Navy Memorial, and all 73 stood for a photo at the World War II Memorial. They also had time at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, and the Marine Corps War Memorial, then dinner in the Military Women's Memorial.
The station said they were due home that night at John Glenn Columbus International Airport, with family, friends, and the public invited and a tentative arrival of 9:15 p.m. The article was published before that landing. It is an account of the day at the memorials and of the welcome organizers had asked the city to give. It does not record who was in the terminal when the flight got back.
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