A trio of Harrison County veterans got to take a free flight to visit the national memorials recognizing their service in Washington, D.C. thanks to Honor Flight Kentucky. Bob Owen, Mike Wilson, Dan Haley and their three guardians arrived at Bluegrass Airport well before daybreak Oct. 3 to have breakfast and board the special American Airlines flight for a day in the nation’s capital.
A Lexington celebrity joined them on the flight. Popular WLEX meteorologist Tom Ackerman accompanied his father-in-law as guardian.
From the moment they arrived at the airport, veterans were celebrated as heroes. As they boarded the plane, they passed beneath a canopy of American flags…