OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) – The excitement continues to build as 99 Northeast Wisconsin Vietnam War Veterans have arrived in Washington D.C. as part of an Old Glory Honor Flight.
The veterans took off from Wittman Regional Airport this morning for a flight to – and a whirlwind tour of – Washington D.C. and the memorials and monuments built in their honor.
Pulaski veteran Patrick Sullivan takes a charcoal rubbing of the name of his brother, Mikal, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. Mikal lost his life at 19 in the Vietnam jungle. (Robert Kennedy/WTAQ)
WTAQ’s Robert Kennedy is going along for the ride and will have updates throughout the day.
UPDATES:
The group is traveling throughout the day and will arrive this evening in Oshkosh as part of EAA AirVenture.
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- WTAQ’s Robert Kennedy (right) alongside veteran Patrick Sullivan (left). (Robert Kennedy/WTAQ)
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- Veterans wait in the terminal at Oshkosh’s Wittman Regional Airport ahead of the Old Glory Honor Flight on July 29th, 2022. (Robert Kennedy/WTAQ)
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- An American Airlines jet on the runway at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh prepares to fly veterans to Washington, DC as part of the Old Glory Honor Flight. (Robert Kennedy/WTAQ News)
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