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Nation’s biggest vet reunion under way in Melbourne

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Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer
United States Air Force veteran Florence Mascott is welcomed home from Honor Flight by the Frontier Girls Troop #152 at Palm Beach International Airport Saturday, April 26. ‘Honor Flight’ brings veterans for a one day trip to Washington D.C. to visit the memorials built in honor of the battles they fought.

Mary Kemper
Staff Writer

Calling all veterans and their families and friends — the largest veterans’ reunion in the U.S. is under way at Wickham Park, Melbourne.
The Vietnam and All Veterans of Brevard is hosting its 27th Annual Vietnam and All Veterans Reunion, featuring a variety of events.
The reunion officially begins today, but on April 27, the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall arrived at the park, and on April 28, members of the Gold Star Mothers laid a tribute wreath.

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Tico Warbird Airshow amazes, delights

Article1-PicEditor’s note: Members of the staff of Veteran Voice spent the weekend at the 2014 Tico Warbird

Airshow in Titusville, March 13-16. Here are Mary Kemper’s observations. Can I say “wow?” Is it too big of a cliche to describe the 2014 Tico Warbird Airshow? No — no word, cliche or not, is big enough. From the moment we put up our booth till the moment we took it down, it was one wonderful thing after another. It was my first airshow, so perhaps I have a different perspective from those who have attended many of them. But that “first-time” feeling is why…

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