The WWII Memorial at night. Photo by Phil Roeder.
Get ready to have your hearts warmed, kiddos.
World War II veteran Charles Herd made his first trip to that war’s memorial on the National Mall today, the 69th anniversary of D-Day, and live-tweeted each step of his journey.
Honor Flight, an organization that sends veterans to D.C. for free to visit the war memorials, provided the trip to Herd and nearly 30 other veterans from Kentucky. The trip was funded by the Ford Motor Company.
Before his trip, the 91-year-old told WDRB in Louisville he was “excited … to get to see the monument in Washington, which I haven’t seen. And of course, as we were saying earlier, to meet some other guys of my vintage.”
Fellow WWII veteran Hal Miller also made the trip to D.C. and tweeted about his experience. Read their tweets below.
Boarding the plane now #fordhonorflightbluegrass
— Charles Herd (@WW2VetCharles) June 6, 2013
They welcomed us with an Air Force band! #fordhonorflightbluegrass twitter.com/WW2VetCharles/…
— Charles Herd (@WW2VetCharles) June 6, 2013
They’re showing us a great video about the construction of the World War II monument. We are on our way.
— Charles Herd (@WW2VetCharles) June 6, 2013
We just passed the White House!
— Charles Herd (@WW2VetCharles) June 6, 2013
This Memorial, its fantastic. Just fantastic. #fordhonorflightbluegrass
— Charles Herd (@WW2VetCharles) June 6, 2013
I made it! twitter.com/WW2VetCharles/…
— Charles Herd (@WW2VetCharles) June 6, 2013
At the Kentucky pillar at the Memorial. #fordhonorflightbluegrass twitter.com/WW2VetHal/stat…
— Hal Miller (@WW2VetHal) June 6, 2013
Meeting with Sen McConnell at the Memorial. #fordhonorflightbluegrass twitter.com/WW2VetHal/stat…
— Hal Miller (@WW2VetHal) June 6, 2013
#HonorFlight. twitter.com/McConnellPress…
— Sen. McConnell Press (@McConnellPress) June 6, 2013
