Thanks to Honor Flight, The Greatest Generation gets to see their memorial. Video from NBC News.

by Larry Scott, VA Watchdog dot Org

What do Larry the Cable Guy and World War II veterans have in common?  Lots.  Last year, Larry and his wife paid for 100 World War II veterans to go see their memorial.

That is just one of many wonderful stories about Honor Flight, an organization that wants every living World War II veteran to make the trip to Washington, D.C. to see the World War II Memorial:

The World War II Memorial honors the 16 million who served in the armed forces of the U.S., the more than 400,000 who died, and all who supported the war effort from home.

The aims of Honor Flight are stated on their site:

Honor Flight Network is a non-profit organization created solely to honor America's veterans for all their sacrifices. We transport our heroes to Washington, D.C. to visit and reflect at their memorials. Top priority is given to the senior veterans – World War II survivors, along with those other veterans who may be terminally ill.

Of all of the wars in recent memory, it was World War II that truly threatened our very existence as a nation—and as a culturally diverse, free society. Now, with over one thousand World War II veterans dying each day, our time to express our thanks to these brave men and women is running out.

And, it is fitting that on Memorial Day weekend, that we tell the story of Honor Flight and some of The Greatest Generation that recently visited the World War II Memorial.

Video from NBC News is here.

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TOPICS: veterans, veterans' benefits, VA, Department of Veterans' Affairs, Memorial Day, World War II, World War II Memorial, Honor Flight