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Through a dear friend, I had discovered something called "Honor Flight" in which local volunteers from the local American Legion and various other military related groups sponsored free flights to Washington, DC for WWII vets to see their memorial and spend the day in our nation's capital.  Often these men were in wheel chairs and had to have volunteers wheeling them around and medical staff on standby to handle any problems.  On these flights, these vets were sent off and greeted…

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It was a chance encounter. I was grabbing a burger at Hardees, and the older gentleman (named James) at the table beside me, (like myself dining alone), began our conversation by asking the location of the nearest stores. He explained that he had come to town to visit the local Veterans' Hospital for some treatments, realized that the town had changed and needed to kill time before his appointment.



Intrigued (and knowing about this availability here) I pursued the veterans' topic… Continue