Today my grandpa got the opportunity to go on an Honor Flight. The Honor Flight is for World War II Veterans as well as Korean War Veterans and Vietnam War Veterans, they get the chance to fly up to Washington D.C. to visit all of the memorials (WWII, Korean, Vietnam, Iwo Jima, Lincoln.) They also get to see the changing of the guard at Arlington National Cemetery.
Family members, friends and acquaintances of the honored veteran are asked to write letters to them ahead of time and then they are given to the veteran just before the return flight home; this is done to mimic "mail call" that the veterans got while serving for our country.
Below is the card that I made for my grandpa who is a World War II Veteran.
My Hero was cut with the Cricut Stand and Salute Cartridge and layered on top of a frame cut from a spellbinders die (labels ?)
The papers came from a 8.5 X 11 paper pad I got at Walmart a year or so ago.
The inside is not pictured, I only used a white mat so that I had plenty of room to write a letter inside.
As the Veterans arrived back in town, family and friends are encouraged to come to the airport to welcome them home in style. There will be a band, ROTC students, news media and more there to welcome them home as well.
My mom and I worked together to make a couple of banners to hold up in honor of our hero, my grandpa.
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