Honor Flight Boise is scheduled to make its inaugural trip to the nation’s capital Oct. 3-5, and Patrick Teixeira – a World War II veteran – says he can hardly wait.
He will join about 25 other war veterans, from World War II to Vietnam, giving them an opportunity to see the memorials and share experiences.
The 97-year-old Army veteran has gone most of his life not thinking about rewards that went with military service. Most of his post-war focus was on raising five kids, all of whom are living happily. But now he thinks he has earned this trip down memory lane, and those associated with Honor Flight fully agree…