FRESNO, Calif. ( KSEE/KGPE ) – Valley veterans arrived back in Fresno from the Central Valley honor flight to Washington, D.C. to an unforgettable homecoming from their loved ones.
“There was a lot of emotion that we really didn’t anticipate. Things that you felt you really didn’t think you’d feel,” Vietnam Veteran Daniel Cervantes said. “It was really emotional. It was kind of in awe-inspiring.”
Cervantes says the homecoming was also emotional.
“It was difficult not to tear up. It was very, very emotional. In fact, I’m still a little emotional, but it was an amazing time to see all the people that were there and welcoming us back. It was just it was indescribable,” Cervantes said.
Mary Bunch, welcoming home her husband, describes the day he came home after fighting for his country.
“He served his country, but there was nobody to say thank you. Never. And he’s always mentioned that no one ever thanked me. So this was an honor,” Bunch said.
Veterans were also waiting to give their loved ones a hero’s welcome, one they never received themselves.