Oh, and if you are depressed, try attending an Honor Flight welcome home party. My coworker/friend just went on one. I did not make the welcome home because of work. But he said as they were landing, the woman who had been narrating everything on the flight said she made a mistake: there would not be a couple hundred people welcoming the…
Oh, and if you are depressed, try attending an Honor Flight welcome home party. My coworker/friend just went on one. I did not make the welcome home because of work. But he said as they were landing, the woman who had been narrating everything on the flight said she made a mistake: there would not be a couple hundred people welcoming them home, there would be about 2,000. And apparently there were! He was overwhelmed. He said at the end, he thought his daughter was going to be there to take him home, but other family showed up as a surprise in addition to her being there. He said it was wonderful. So at least 2,000 people or so in Columbus, Ohio are doing something positive. Next flight comes back May 9 to CMH but they are all over the country.
Watch the videos from these homecoming parties. I was crying. Some of the vets were so overwhelmed they couldn't talk. It's the welcome they should have gotten when they came home from Vietnam.
So often, young people think they have nothing to say to older people, and vice versa, but if we would simply 'interview' each other, we'd learn so much.
Oh, and if you are depressed, try attending an Honor Flight welcome home party. My coworker/friend just went on one. I did not make the welcome home because of work. But he said as they were landing, the woman who had been narrating everything on the flight said she made a mistake: there would not be a couple hundred people welcoming them home, there would be about 2,000. And apparently there were! He was overwhelmed. He said at the end, he thought his daughter was going to be there to take him home, but other family showed up as a surprise in addition to her being there. He said it was wonderful. So at least 2,000 people or so in Columbus, Ohio are doing something positive. Next flight comes back May 9 to CMH but they are all over the country.
Watch the videos from these homecoming parties. I was crying. Some of the vets were so overwhelmed they couldn't talk. It's the welcome they should have gotten when they came home from Vietnam.
My son interviewed one of these Honor Flight veterans for school several years ago and it was a great experience for him ❤️
I interviewed a man who served in the horse artillery in WWI as part of my medical school training (interviewing skills). It was fascinating.
My sister was able to do that with perhaps the the last Filipino War (early 1900s) vet (Buffalo soldier)
So often, young people think they have nothing to say to older people, and vice versa, but if we would simply 'interview' each other, we'd learn so much.
Oh I bet!!
I *love* this!! They are sometimes looking for volunteers to take the trip and escort the veterans. Might be a great “retirement gig”…