LAS VEGAS – 27 local veterans are back from Washington, D.C. as part of the Honor Flight program.
Friends and family welcomed their veterans home on Sunday after they spent the last three days in the nation’s capital.
21 World War II veterans and six Korean War veterans got the chance to visit the memorials dedicated to their service and sacrifices they made for our country.
Honor Flight Southern Nevada says the group visited different sites this weekend and laid a wreath at Arlington Ceremony.
The organization says it makes these trips to give veterans closure and affirmation about what their service meant to our country.
Veterans say were in awe of the gift.
“This greeting I can’t express enough emotion that was caused by the greeting and the people that came to it. I’m just lost for words, to be honest with you,” said Frank Duca, WWII veteran.
This was Honor Flight Southern Nevada’s 10th trip to Washington, D.C.
For more information on the organization and how you can get involved, you can visit honorflightsouthernnevada.org.
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Veterans on Honor Flight Southern Nevada return Sunday, October 29, 2017, from Washington D.C. at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.
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Twenty-four World War II and five Korean War veterans got a welcome back to remember Sunday after a trip they won’t soon forget.
The 29 veterans arrived at McCarran International Airport after a Washington, D.C. trip made possible by Honor Flight Southern Nevada.
The organization flew the veterans to the nation’s capital on Friday to visit war monuments and memorials that stand in their honor.
Upon their return to McCarran on Sunday, the veterans were greeted by dozens of well-wishers waving American flags and carrying handmade signs. Among the well-wishers were many members of local scouting organizations.
Honor Flight takes care of all costs associated with the veterans’ travel.
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SR Construction has hired as vice president of business development and marketing in its Las Vegas office. Cunningham has more than 18 years of experience managing sales and 33 years of experience in business development. He served previously as business development manager and national sales manager for Robinson Construction and Helitech Civil Construction.He has spent much of his career in commercial and industrial processing construction while gaining experience in general contracting.
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Bob Cunningham is the vice president of business development and marketing at SR Construction.
Hirschi Masonry was presented the Safe Partner Award from the Nevada Safety Consultation and Training Section.
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For the second installation of our Wall of Fame series, we’re highlighting Brett Hales, who comes from a long line of masonry professionals dating back to the early 1900’s. He’s been in the industry for over 20 years, starting out at around seven years old, and is currently the Vice President of Hirschi Masonry, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Cory Whitlock – Las Vegas Firefighter/Paramedic
“It’s really encouraging to see a community rise to the occasion, whether it be our professional firefighters, the first responders—AMR, Mediquest, community ambulance, security, Metro—even the public. Everyone rose to the occasion. You have to look at the silver lining a little bit. Bonding our communities together so that we can be more successful, more powerful, as one—that’s what this is all about.”
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Ben Kole and his daughter Rachel, both EMTs, were at Sunday’s concert.
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