Honor Flight

I couldn't be more prouder to write this post about my Gramps. This is something that causes a mix of emotions from laughing and happiness to tears of joy and sadness. I couldn't only imagine what was going thru his mind if this is how I am feeling.

 

Gramps in the Army

 

Thursday, Gramps had the privilege and honor of being on THE HONOR FLIGHT (www.honorflight.org) to Washington, D.C. on D Day.(he was deployed D day + 5)  I can remember my Aunts and Uncles talking about how they wanted him to do this because it was something that he would enjoy and deserve. Well, after lots of paper work and hours,  he was chosen to be on this flight and with his brother in law, Uncle Bob! How neat is that, they both got to experience this together.

 

I was 2 days post surgery and still in lots of pain and groggy so we didn't go to the airport to welcome him back home. The kids and were very bummed but knew that he'd understand. We turned on the TV and were glued to the homecoming, it was very moving, I couldn't imagine what it was like to actually be there. 

GG was interviewd

The kids wanted to make balloons to release with messages to our vets

The following pictures are ones that I received via text, off family's FB, and from news and Courier Journal website:

GG and Gramps

Gramps in wheelchair coming off the plane, Uncle Bob behind him

 

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20130606/NEWS01/306060042/On-D-Day-anniversary-World-War-II-Korea-veterans-from-Louisville-honored-D-C-memorials?nclick_check=1

One of the few signs that greeted Gramps

 

LOVE the sweetness of Drew's sign

 

LOOK at that smile--priceless

 

Great Grandkids lovin' on him

GG and Gramps with the great grandkids that were there

 

God Bless this man who look after Gramps, he took great care of him!

 

 

|Taking it all in

 

The kids and I called him the day after and he talked for 20 minutes to the kids about his trip. This is not like Gramps, he is a man of few words but was so moved about this trip and experience. It was something that he is thankful and grateful that he got to do.

 

Just to think back to this time last year and how very sick he was. To think that he was in the hospital for 66 days and to see him now is defiantly a miracle and an answered prayer. Just goes to show that there is power in prayer!!