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Theodore Lieder, 78, of Fresno, left, and Arlen Leo McCrillis, 98, of Porterville, right, the oldest veteran in the flight, are greeted by the crowd as they and others in the 11th Central Valley Honor Flight return from Washington D.C. Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2016 at Fresno Yosemite International Airport in Fresno, Calif. McCrillis, a citrus farmer, served in WWII as an Army captain. Lieder was an Army MP who witnessed the April Revolution student revolt in Korea. Sixty-four veterans from 24 hometowns in nine different counties participated in the 11th Central Valley Honor Flight.
ERIC PAUL ZAMORA
ezamora@fresnobee.com
Cheerleaders from Fresno Christian and Fresno Pacific University cheered the returning 11th Central Valley Honor Flight Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2016 in Fresno, Calif.
ERIC PAUL ZAMORA
ezamora@fresnobee.com
Laura Brautigam, top, smiles as she watches with Mackenzie Brautigam, 11, bottom left, and Aspen Brautigam, 7, bottom right, as the 11th Central Valley Honor Flight returns from Washington D.C. Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2016 in Fresno, Calif.
ERIC PAUL ZAMORA
ezamora@fresnobee.com
Verna Walden, top left, waits for her husband Neil Walden, 88, to return on the 11th Central Valley Honor Flight Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2016 in Fresno, Calif. Sixty-four veterans from 24 hometowns in nine different counties including 2 women participated in the 11th Central Valley Honor Flight.
ERIC PAUL ZAMORA
ezamora@fresnobee.com
Theodore Lieder, 78, of Fresno, left, and Arlen Leo McCrillis, 98, of Porterville, right, are greeted by the crowd as the 11th Central Valley Honor Flight return from Washington D.C. Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2016 in Fresno, Calif.
ERIC PAUL ZAMORA
ezamora@fresnobee.com
A crowd cheers as the 11th Central Valley Honor Flight returns from Washington D.C. Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2016 in Fresno, Calif.
ERIC PAUL ZAMORA
ezamora@fresnobee.com
John Rossi, 82, of Fresno, Korean War 3rd Infantry Division, right, views a welcome home sign as the 11th Central Valley Honor Flight returns from Washington D.C. Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2016 in Fresno, Calif.
ERIC PAUL ZAMORA
ezamora@fresnobee.com
Arlen Leo McCrillis, 98, Porterville, a former Army captain in WWII and now citrus farmer, the oldest veteran on the flight, receives flags from young boys as the 11th Central Valley Honor Flight returns from Washington D.C. Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2016 in Fresno, Calif.
ERIC PAUL ZAMORA
ezamora@fresnobee.com
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