The local Honor Flight chapter flies WWII veterans to Washington, DC for the day so that they can see the WWII memorial. You can read more about Honor Flight on their website, but I wanted to say that there was a flight today. To further honor the vets, several hundred people gathered at the American Legion Post on Rolling Acres Road this evening to give them a heroes welcome home. It was a touching sight to see all of the people that were willing to wait until 12:15 AM to cheer our heroes and thank them for their service. The local Boy Scout chapter was represented and they gave out free flags for the people to wave and hold while singing. The Clown Alley folks were there to entertain during the wait. The Villages cheerleaders were there to do their thing. It was a great thing in which to be a participant, considering that this is Memorial Day weekend. It was nice to see people recognizing our heroes instead of wondering what they were going to serve at the barbeque.
