Humboldt County to send 11 on Honor Flight
Pictured are eight of the Humboldt County veterans who will be taking part in this Saturday’s Honor Flight trip from Fort Dodge to Washington, D.C. and back. Pictured from left: Danny Ellifritz, George Hanselman, Terry Arnold, William Frideres, Larry Davidson, Jerry Bacon, Roger McBride and Donald Wason. Others going but not pictured are: Gary Lowe, Vernon Abbas and Daniel Erickson. Submitted photo.
Eleven Humboldt County veterans, most representing the Vietnam-era, will be boarding a jet this Saturday for a one-day trip to Washington, D.C.
The Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight will be making its 13th Honor Flight trip with more than 100 veterans aboard.
The Honor Flight gives those participating a chance to see the military memorials, the Lincoln Memorial and the changing of the guard ceremony of Arlington National Cemetery, as well as a bus tour of sites of interest in Washington, D.C.
Humboldt County veterans making the trip this Saturday will be Roger McBride, Daniel Erickson, Jerry Bacon, George Hanselman, Vernon Abbas, Danny Ellifritz, William Frideres and Terry Arnold. Other veterans going from Humboldt County are Larry Davidson, Donald Wason and Gary Lowe. Davidson and Wason will be leaders, who assist other veterans with mobility issues.
There will be a welcome home celebration open to the public upon touchdown at the Fort Dodge Regional Airport, Saturday, Sept. 17, at around 10 p.m.
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