The first Honor Flight from San Antonio since the pandemic began included 20 veterans ranging in age from 72 to 97.
U.S. Army veteran Roy Montalvo boards the Honor Flight headed to Washington, D.C., on Thursday morning from the San Antonio International Airport. His daughter, Dina Ahrens, joins him on the trip to visit war memorials.Joe Hernandez, a U.S. Army veteran awarded a Purple Heart, sat in a wheelchair at the San Antonio International Airport with fellow veterans of every branch of service. To his left sat a World War II Navy veteran and to his right, a Korean War veteran.
The group of veterans included three World War II veterans, five Korean War veterans and 12 Vietnam veterans, ranging in age from 72 to 97. “A rocket propelled grenade hit within 5 feet of me and I got injured by 40 pieces of shrapnel in my body,” said Hernandez. “I was 20 years old and I was feeling sorry for myself, until they brought some guys that lost two arms and two legs and I considered myself lucky at that time, but I still hurt.”For Hernandez, the trip to Washington was a long time coming. He first applied for the opportunity four years ago, and two years later was contacted to go on the trip.
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