Fourth Post Member Participates in Honor Flight Program

Fourth Post Member Participates in Honor Flight Program

Muriel Jean Whalley took her Honor Flight during the first weekend in May.  She is the fourth member of Post # 8870 to participate in this nation-wide program, joining Erv Schmidt, Robert Otto, and Harry Miller.  Honor Flight flies veterans of World War II to Washington, D.C. so they can visit the WW II Memorial.  In addition to visiting the Memorial in their honor, Honor Flight participants also visit many other memorials including Arlington National Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.  Post #8870 underwrote a portion of the expenses to fly Muriel and her son, Jack, who served as her Guardian, to our nation’s capitol. Muriel was one of twelve area WW II veterans who participated in the most recent flight.  They left Sea Tac on Friday (May 4) morning and returned Sunday afternoon.  Several members of the local Honor Flight Hub were joined by other veterans and active duty personnel to welcome the group home.