Veterans' Healing Journey to D.C.

0:0021 veterans rode up to Ted Stevens' Anchorage International Airport for an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C. courtesy of last. Frontier Honor Flight, Alaska Airlines hooked them up with the flights, so these heroes could hit the memorials bill just for them. Navy vet Brian Johansson, who served from 1966 to 1974 out of Kanai, Alaska, has been waiting years for this. Now that he's healed in mobile, he's pumped to find the names of four buddies, one from Kanai, one nearby, one from Petersburg, and his cousin from, Kodiak etched on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Organizes like Randy Kimpton called it straight-up healing, a shot at closure for folks who lost comrades without goodbyes and never got the thanks. They earned back in the day. Air Force vet James Jewett, who did his time from 1954 to 1956, sees it as a spiritual lift too, prepping for what's eternal. Before wheels up, patriotic tunes echo through the terminal, getting eyes misty as the

1:02group geared up. Meanwhile, their homecoming lands Saturday, April 25th, from 3 to 4pm at departure door 4, get there early since parking fills. Fast. These flights keep honoring the overlaid generation, and last frontier honor flights always seeking volunteers to make more happen. That's the story for today. Judge News Today, Driven by AI.