Vietnam Vets on Emotional ‘Honor Flight’ Mark 50th Anniversary of War’s End

Honor Flight Tri-State recently brought 86 veterans to the nation’s capital to mourn the lives lost and accept overdue thanks for their service.

Veterans visit the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., on April 8, 2025. Honor Flight Tri-State brought veterans from Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana to Washington to visit the capital's war memorials. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

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Vietnam Vets on Emotional ‘Honor Flight’ Mark 50th Anniversary of War’s End

Honor Flight Tri-State recently brought 86 veterans to the nation’s capital to mourn the lives lost and accept overdue thanks for their service.

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By Janice Hisle

April 30, 2025Updated:April 30, 2025

WASHINGTON—On a blustery, partly cloudy spring day, 77-year-old Army veteran George Walker never noticed his own reflection on the shiny black granite surface.

He was too focused on a symbolic reunification with five of his boyhood pals from Mentor, Ohio. Decades-old emotions and memories roiled inside Walker as he found his friends’ names among those of more than 58,000 dead or missing U.S. servicemembers on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall.

Vietnam Vets on Emotional ‘Honor Flight’ Mark 50th Anniversary of War’s End

Vietnam Vets on Emotional ‘Honor Flight’ Mark 50th Anniversary of War’s End

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