WASHINGTON — Former U.S. President Barack Obama has expressed his appreciation to a bunch of Korean Struggle and Vietnam Struggle veterans aboard an “honor flight” forward of Veterans Day, stressing that their sacrifices might be honored “at this time and every single day.”
Obama made a shock look in entrance of the veterans on the flight from Madison, Wisconsin, to Washington, based on a video clip that he posted on X on Tuesday. The journey was organized by the Honor Flight Community, a nonprofit group that provides such flights to veterans and their households to honor them.
“To all those that bravely served our nation, thanks to you and your loved ones in your extraordinary service,” Obama wrote on X. “The sacrifices that every one of you will have made to guard our nation might be honored, at this time and every single day.”
Catching the veterans abruptly, Obama additionally delivered a message to thank the retired troopers by way of the intercom on the airplane.
“As we method Veterans Day, I wished to cease by and simply say thanks in your extraordinary service,” he stated. “To you, your loved ones, the sacrifices that every one of you made to guard our nation is one thing that can at all times be honored, and we’re very grateful.”
The Honor Flight Community, which consists of over 128 hubs throughout the nation, runs this system to honor veterans of World Struggle II, the Korean Struggle and the Vietnam Struggle by bringing them to the U.S. capital to go to memorials commemorating their sacrifices, based on its web site.
It transports roughly 22,500 veterans yearly. It has flown over 300,000 veterans to Washington over the past 20 years.
The community stated its imaginative and prescient is to attain a “nation the place all of America’s veterans expertise the glory, gratitude and group of help they deserve.”
