Veterans to Washington : Inaugural northwest Arkansas Honor Flight makes visitation to World War II War Memorial in Washington, D.C. a reality for more than 90 area veterans.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
James Richards of Bella Vista was wide eyed as he maneuvered his way through the unusually crowded terminal building at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport more than an hour before the sun rose early Saturday morning.
His 82nd Airborn Division hat proudly resting atop his head, Richards, whose tour of duty in World War II took him from Casablanca to Berlin, was finally going to get to see it with his own eyes - the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.
“I’ve always wanted to go but I’ve never been,” Richards said, his eyes fixed on the escalator leading to the boarding gate. “We’re dying at a rate of 1,000 per day, you know. Pretty soon ...
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News, Pages 1 on 10/18/2009
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