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Wednesday, June 13, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Sisters-area vet makes honor flight
On Wednesday June 6,
25 Korean and World War
II Veterans from Central
Oregon met at the Portland
Airport Shilo Inn to kick off
the Central Oregon Honor
Flight back to Washington,
D.C.
Accompanying the vet-
erans were 25 guardians and
staff to ensure that each vet-
eran remained safe, healthy,
worry-free, and enjoyed this
life-changing experience.
Flying out of Portland
early on June 7, the hon-
ored veterans would experi-
ence two days visiting the
World War II Memorial,
t h e U . S . C a p i t o l , t h e
Lincoln Memorial, the FDR
Memorial, the Korean War
Memorial, the Vietnam
M e m o r i a l , t h e N a v y
Memorial, the Air Force
Memorial, the Women in
Military Service for America
Museum, the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier and
Arlington National Cemetery.
The veterans were wel-
comed first by Congressman
Greg Walden at the World
War II Memorial, where each
was presented an American
flag that had flown over the
Capitol. During the two days
in D.C. the veterans were
greeted by hundreds of tour-
ists thanking them for their
service. While touring the
Capitol Building a young
Korean woman approached
several in the group and
expressed obvious emotion
as she thanked them over and
over for what they had done
for her family and Korea.
Topping off all the expe-
riences the veterans enjoyed
EXPLORERS: Group gets
kids out on bikes in
Camp Sherman
Continued from page 6
PHOTO PROVIDED
Jeff Mackey VFW Post 8138, Guardian, (left) with Korean War veteran
Lanny Jones at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.
was a visit to the Arlington
National Cemetery and
the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier. It was the first time
for most, as they got the
chance to see a change of
the guard as well as a wreath
presentation ceremony. The
Tomb has been guarded 24/7
since 1937.
On the return trip home
there was a surprise “mail-
call” — something all vet-
erans cherish when serving
away from home. The vet-
erans received letters from
family, friends, neighbors
and school children. It was
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an emotional time for the vet-
erans as grateful Americans
expressed their thanks.
Korean War Veteran
Lanny Jones wanted to
express his sincere thanks
to his friends from Sisters
Elementary School and
Sisters Christian Academy.
Lanny was also thrilled to
get letters from Indian Hills
Elementary School in North
Little Rock, Arkansas; and
two other individuals, Reese
Towle and Angelo Turchi.
up time is 3 p.m. Kids and
volunteers will need to come
equipped with their own
mountain bike, helmet, back-
pack, lunch, water bottle and
small camera.
The first cou-
ple of weeks the
focus will be on
basic bike skills
and big on safety
— like how to
carry a butterfly
net without going
over the handle-
bars or crashing
into a tree. Trails
are easy to mod-
erate to operate
on with not many
inclines, but many,
many observation
and interest nature
stops.
Wa l d e n a n d
crew will provide
journals for the
kids to draw in and
PHOTO BY HEATHER WALDEN
record their own
observations and One of last summer’s Black Butte Eco Bike
trail maps. Every Explorers showing off a just-caught crawdad, just
other week the before it was placed back in the Metolius River.
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