[Nathans_Dad]

I had the opportunity to serve as guardian for my nearly 90 year old grandfather on his Honor Flight this weekend. For those who do not know what Honor Flight is, they are an organization that flies veterans (currently mostly WWII vets) to DC for two days of touring to say thank you for their service.

My grandfather is a WWII vet, he served in the Army Air Corps. He enlisted 5 days prior to Pearl Harbor and served until mid 1944. He worked as a radio operator and technician, mainly stationed on an airstrip at Ascension Island. This is a very small island in the middle of the Atlantic, about halfway between Brazil and Africa. It served mainly as a refueling station for aircraft going from the US to Europe, Africa and China.

It was a really amazing experience, there were 41 WWII vets on the trip. Just talking with these men and hearing the stories of what they did and saw was a once in a lifetime experience. All 5 service branches were represented, we even had a Merchant Marine.

Here are some of the pics I took during the event: