Veterans take special trip to nation's capital on Honor Flight

Описание: WASHINGTON (WKRC) - More than 80 Tri-State veterans were honored for their sacrifices Tuesday.

They took a free trip to Washington, DC to visit the memorials. It's all part of Honor Flight. Local 12's Cammy Dierking got to go along.

The day began with a patriotic departure ceremony at CVG and the excitement continued when they arrived at Washington's Reagan National Airport.

The first stop was at the Iwo Jima memorial, where the Honor Flight Marines took a group picture. From there, they visited Arlington National Cemetery to watch the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier -- a solemn and moving experience for these Tri-State vets.

After a visit to the Air Force memorial, they made a brief stop at the Navy memorial, and then they saw the amazing World War II memorial on the National Mall.

The Honor Flight had seven World War II vets, all in their 90s. Sixteen Korean War veterans in the group visited their memorial in West Potomac Park and the 45 Vietnam vets got to see the wall -- an incredibly emotional experience.

After a group photo at the airport, they headed home, returning to a true hero's welcome at CVG.