Their family members and friends cheer in the audience as they watch 26 World War II veterans be presented a photograph and letter of appreciation by active duty members assigned to Scott Air Force Base Ill., after their trip to the memorials in Washington D.C. May 21, 2012 sponsored by the Greater St Louis Honor Flight program. Honor flight is a program that transports World War II veterans once a month to in Washington, D.C. to view the National World War II, Korean war, Lincoln and Vietnam memorial, the a viewing of “The Changing of the Guard” at Arlington National Cemetery, Iwo Jima and ending with the U.S. Air Force memorial. For most of the veterans this was their first time viewing the memorials. (U.S. Air Force photograph/Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)
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