On Saturday, 64 veterans traveled to and from Washington D.C. on an Honor Flight, visiting the memorials dedicated to their service.
LEX 18 tagged along for the trip, capturing special moments for the veterans.
Honor Flight Kentucky’s latest mission began bright and early on Saturday as the veterans and their guardians met at Blue Grass Airport for an opening program and patriotic send off.
The group consisted of four Korean War veterans and 60 Vietnam War veterans.
After landing at Reagan International Airport, the vets filed onto charter buses and traveled to their first destination, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
“It’s a lot of mixed emotions,” said Ron Dykes, U.S. Army veteran.
The memorial includes the names of the 58,000 servicemen and women who were killed or remain missing from the Vietnam conflict.
Searching the wall for the names of former classmates, Dykes said, “It was disheartening to see friends that were there, that served, but weren’t recognized for what they had done.”