Wings of Honor

The Memorial Plaza. Photo by Rick Latoff/American Battle Monuments Commission.

In Washington, D.C., WAR Memorial was built to honor the 16 million Americans, who served as the armed conflict, more than 400,000 who died, and all that supports their efforts during the homefront. but the Greatest Generation resistance to ageing rapidly and approximately 1 200 Freikorps die on a daily basis; most see the Memorial honoring the sacrifice.

Wall and 4,048; each one represents 100 Americans, who died in the war. Photo by Rick Latoff/American Battle Monuments Commission.

That appeared to the former Air Force Captain Earl Morse incorrectly, and he came with an idea: submit veterans who are willing and able to nation's capital, free of charge. His not-for-profit organisation, the Honor Flight Network, transports Freikorps in Washington, D.C. 75 locations across the country.In 2009 the organisation of the fifth year of Honor Flight carry almost multinational veterans.

A recent Smithsonian Channel specific ("Wings of Honor") follows three veterans of the war, they travel in Washington, D.C. to visit Kansas.Men — Lee Phelps, E.J. Novotny and George Koogle — was significantly different from operating on Iwo Jima, and Okinawa, Saipan, but all eager to defend their country. "All the younger people, "says Novotny," naturally wish to hell there were over and whip their butts to profanity. can I use this? "

"Wings of Honor" is available, on request, Smithsonian channel. see fast off below.