Hats off to our heroes

Photo by Phil Galdys Cheerful veterans raise their hats in Washington, D.C. during their Southeast Florida Honor Flight April 16. See photos page 6.

Photo by Phil Galdys
Cheerful veterans raise their hats in Washington, D.C. during their Southeast Florida Honor Flight April 16.

Mary Kemper
Staff Writer
Eighty-three World War II veterans took a trip of a lifetime April 16 aboard their Southeast Florida Honor Flight to visit monuments at Washington, D.C.
Their day began early — it was necessary to be at Palm Beach International Airport between 5:30 and 6 a.m. to check in — and ended late, around 9 p.m.
In between was a whirlwind of activity, all meant to honor the heroes of World War II and to thank them for helping to save freedom.

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