Alabama Vets Heading To See WWII Memorial

Alabama Washington Dc Honor Flight will take 91 south Alabama veterans to Washington D.C. for their first look at the National World War II Memorial.

by The Associated Press

Published: Tue, May 05, 2009 - 10:58 am CST

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - The Honor Flight organization will take 91
south Alabama veterans for their first look at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.

The group leaving Mobile airport on Wednesday will be
accompanied by 42 guardians, including medical staff.

Flight organizer Margaret Coley says the oldest veteran in the
group is 95-year-old Colwin Steadham of Mobile and two others are
92. The flight returns Wednesday evening.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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ickthus Says:

Tue, May 05, 2009 at 9:48 pm

Does he have special needs? What didn’t work out?

MTC Says:

Tue, May 05, 2009 at 9:31 pm

I was happy about this, esp. for my stepfather who I learned (today) was trying to go. When I saw on your segment(at 10 p.m.)that they were leaving tomorrow, I called my mother who said he WAS NOT going and was very disappointed. They wanted him to travel to Prattville to go instead of being able to leave from Mobile. They live in Fairhope and he is 88 years old and he so deserves to go, but they just couldn’t make it work out. I just hope he gets the opportunity to go before it is too late.
All these men and women are our hero’s, past present and future. May God be with them all.

Hate-it Says:

Tue, May 05, 2009 at 11:56 am

You are our hero’s. I thank each any everyone of you from the bottom of my heart. I wished my Dad was here to go with you. He was my hero. God Bless each one of you and have a safe trip.