SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA HONOR FLIGHT
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OH LOOK! A SHINY THING Chair Auction Raises Cash for Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota
The chair auction went extremely well this year and we raised $3,011 for the Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight! The Globe's going to kick in extra, so the total amount of the donation will be $4,000! T...
Posted on 6/12/10 at 12:59 PM
STAFF BLOG THE FARM BLEAT More than words can say
Now that I've finished the last of eight stories for the special Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight edition that publishes on Saturday, I finally have time to sit down and reflect on the last several da...
Posted on 5/5/10 at 4:44 PM
STAFF BLOG LAGNIAPPE I'm NOT taking the plunge
In my 20-plus years here at the Daily Globe, I’ve covered a lot of unusual events, but I’m pretty sure that Saturday’s Deep Freeze Dip will stick out in my memories some day when I r...
Posted on 1/25/10 at 5:00 AM
Chair-ity event: Proceeds from annual chair auction to benefit second Honor Flight
WORTHINGTON — On a whim, Denise Erwin painted up a couple of Adirondack-style chairs to decorate the Daily Globe tent. The year was 2003, and Erwin, the Daily Globe circulation manager, admits she went a bit overboard in creating a Hawaiian theme. But her artistic inspiration resulted in a charitable event that has, to date, raised more than $18,000 for local causes.
By Beth Rickers , June 07, 2010
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Photo Gallery: Honor Flight Mail Call
Veterans on the inaugural Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight received letters and notes of thanks from area students.
By Daily Globe , May 14, 2010
Letter: Thanks to all involved with Honor Flight
Having just returned from the Honor Flight, we want to thank the people of Nobles, Murray, Rock and Pipestone counties for their great support of the first Honor Flight from this area.
By Bob Jones, Norris Larson, Marvin Conrad and LeRoy Lorenzen, Jasper , May 13, 2010
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Honor Flight marks five years of taking veterans to their memorials
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Five years after the first Honor Flight was organized, World War II veterans from southwest Minnesota boarded a Sun Country Airlines 737 bound for Washington to view the memorial built in their honor.
By Julie Buntjer , May 10, 2010
Former sailors recall their Navy days
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two fountain pools, a base that features a map of the world and a statue of a lone sailor standing alongside a bag filled with his belongings form the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington.
By Julie Buntjer , May 10, 2010
Women on inaugural flight share different stories of war
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lois Widmark is used to offering her “wing” to help out an elderly neighbor, so when she and Jo Strube walked toward an etching at the World War II Memorial in honor of women, she stuck out her elbow and the two walked arm in arm up the incline, beaming from ear to ear.
By Julie Buntjer , May 10, 2010
Veterans pleased with their World War II Memorial
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Located on the National Mall, in between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, stands the World War II Memorial. It is dedicated to the 16 million people who served in the U.S. Armed Forces in the European and Pacific theaters between 1941 and 1945.
By Julie Buntjer , May 10, 2010
Veterans reflect at Arlington
ARLINGTON, Va. — As the bus entered the gates of Arlington National Cemetery Friday afternoon, conversation among the mostly Nobles County World War II veterans aboard grew quiet.
By Julie Buntjer , May 10, 2010
Thompson recalls invasion on Iwo Jima
ARLINGTON, Va. — When Ken Thompson stepped off the bus Friday afternoon and walked toward the U.S. Marine Memorial — more commonly known as the Iwo Jima Memorial — it brought tears to his eyes. For the Worthington man, this had been his first visit to the monument that honors the more than 6,800 U.S. troops killed in the battle for the Pacific island and serves as a tribute to all Marines.
By Julie Buntjer , May 10, 2010
U.S. Air Force Memorial evokes memories
ARLINGTON, Va. — The most recently completed military memorial in Washington, D.C., is the Air Force Memorial, situated on a hill overlooking the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery. It was the first stop for veterans on Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight on the afternoon of April 30.
By Julie Buntjer , May 10, 2010
Roll call of veterans aboard the inaugural flight
A complete list of the veterans aboard the inaugural Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight
By Daily Globe , May 10, 2010
To our heroes, a time to say thanks
STERLING, Va. — From the time they entered the Sioux Falls Regional Airport at 6 a.m. April 30 until they returned at 1 a.m. May 1, the veterans aboard the inaugural Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight were made to feel like the heroes they are.
By Julie Buntjer , May 10, 2010
Letter: Honor Flight trip was outstanding for veterans
Thank you to all who made the Honor Flight possible. The Daily Globe has done a great job of picture-taking and articles.
By Leon Schimbeno, U.S. Navy veteran, Worthington , May 07, 2010
Letter: A memorable moment from the Honor Flight trip
Without question, there will be many stories about the World War II veterans, their guardians and others directly associated with the Southwest Minnesota Inaugural WWII Veterans Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., this past weekend.
By Larry J. Dammer, Cannon Falls , May 05, 2010
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