Sixty-six veterans who fought in the War on Terror returned to a hero’s welcome at Appleton Airport on Sunday after a four-day retreat to New York City, where they visited Ground Zero and the 9/11 Memorial.
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Veterans receive hero’s welcome home after emotional New York retreat
Hundreds of friends and family members filled an airport hangar to welcome the veterans home from their emotional journey organized by Old Glory Honor Flight, a nonprofit that sends veterans to visit their war memorials.
“That was very powerful, we had an emotional couple days,” said Gregory Hansel, an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan…