Grateful for Honor Flight recounting

A recent article described the experience of Milton Merklin during his "Honor Flight." It allowed me to relive my feelings on the same flight I took two years ago. At that time I was living at Friendship Village in Schaumburg. I was surprised at the people that were present to send us off on the bus at an ungodly early hour.

While the trip was great, I share with Merklin the emotions felt upon our return. I never expected to see the number of people and organizations that were there to greet us at a very late hour. The hugs, the handshakes, the "Thank you for your service" greetings, all contributed to making us feel proud to have served.

I was happy to see the article, and also for Mr. Merklin who enjoyed this wonderful experience at his late age. There are so few of us left.

John Pianowski

Lake in the Hills