Day 2 of the Brookshire’s Heroes Flight is in the books. And Friday night there were many tears and lots of hugs as the veterans had to say goodbye to their new best friends from East Texas. It’s a special bond that spans generations.
As the plane touched down at Tyler Pounds Regional Airport, there was a final water cannon salute. When the veterans walked inside, a hero’s welcome was waiting for them.
“I’m in awe. Those are real faces on there, real people. I feel like I know them all,” said Roger Wagner, who is visiting the memorial for the first time with the Brookshire’s Heroes Flight tour.
It’s day two of Brookshire Grocery Company’s Heroes Flight in Washington, D.C. A dozen East Texas veterans who fought for freedom are visiting a city that preserves it.
When the veterans participating in this year’s Brookshire’s Heroes Flight stepped off the plane and into Reagan National Airport in D.C., strangers, some in uniform, some civilians, stopped what they were doing to applaud and honor the veterans.
The Brookshire Grocery Company’s 18th World War II Heroes Flight is on its way to Washington D.C. They departed Tyler Pounds Regional Airport on Thursday morning.
According to a press release, the flight will escort 24 veterans, mostly from World War II but also from the Korean War, to Washington, D.C., May 23-25 on its 18th Brookshire’s and Super 1 Foods Heroes Flight. BGC provides the all-expenses paid trip as a way of honoring our veterans for their servic
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