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Sept. 5, 2008
Vickie Pleus, APR
Community Information Specialist

SECOND VOLUSIA HONOR AIR FLIGHT SCHEDULED SEPT. 27 FROM DBIA

A group of World War II veterans and their guardians will board a US Airways’ A-320 Airbus charter plane at Daytona Beach International Airport bound for Washington, D.C., at 6:26 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. The group is the second from Central Florida to travel to the nation’s capital through the Volusia Honor Air program, which is organized by the Rotary Clubs in DeLand. The first flight was May 17.

The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office (VCSO) honor guard will welcome the veterans as they make their way through a dedicated security checkpoint at the airport, followed by a pre-boarding reception inside the terminal. Volusia County Fire Services will send off the aircraft with a water cannon salute.

While at the nation’s capital, the veterans will tour the WWII Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Vietnam Wall and the Tomb of the Unknowns. The group will return to DBIA at 9:02 p.m. Sept. 27. For more information about Volusia Honor Air, visit volusiahonorair.org.

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