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‘A wonderful, wonderful time’: WWII veteran takes Honor Flight to see the memorials, museums of nation’s capital

September 26, 2023

For World War II veteran John Rickerd of Woodstock, a four-day Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C., gave him an opportunity to bond with other veterans and experience some memorials […]

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‘A wonderful, wonderful time’: WWII veteran takes Honor Flight to see the memorials, museums of nation’s capital

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