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♪ ♪ HELLO.

I'M DAN CUMMINGS.

SO GLAD YOU COULD JOIN US FOR THIS SPECIAL PROGRAM SALUTING OUR VETERANS.

TWICE EACH YEAR, ONCE IN THE SPRING AND ONCE IN THE FALL, HONOR FLIGHT SYRACUSE FLIES MORE THAN 80 VETERANS TO WASHINGTON D.C. TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER AT THE MEMORIALS BUILT TO HONOR THEIR SACRIFICE AND SERVICE.

THE 22nd SUCH FLIGHT, MISSION 22, MADE THAT ONE-DAY ROUND TRIP ON SATURDAY MAY 3.

WE'LL TAKE YOU TO THE WELCOME HOME PARADE AND CEREMONY THAT GREETED THOSE VETERANS ON MISSION 22 IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.

FIRST THOUGH, LET'S GO BACK A COUPLE OF YEARS AND LISTEN TO A FEW PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT HONOR FLIGHT IS ALL ABOUT.

THEY HAD A HUSBAND OR A DAD ON A MISSION, OR THEY HAVE BEEN WITH HONOR FLIGHT SYRACUSE FOR MANY YEARS AS VOLUNTEERS.

WE ARE GOING TO HEAR FROM A CO-FOUNDER OF THE ORGANIZATION.

AND WILL YOU HEAR FROM THE PERSON WHO LEADS A SMALL ARMY OF QUILT MAKERS, QUILTERS WHO MAKE SURE EVERY VETERAN ON EACH HONOR FLIGHT HAS A WARM REMINDER OF THEIR SPECIAL DAY IN WASHINGTON.

>> THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR.

THE FIRST YEAR I WAS HERE IN 2018 WITH MY UNCLE.

IT IS VERY EMOTIONAL.

VERY APPRECIATIVE TO OUR MILITARY THAT PROBABLY THAT THEY NEVER GOT.

I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY HOME AND THEY READ THE GRATITUDE THAT ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE, HAVE GIVEN TO THEM.

THERE IS JUST SO MUCH DETAIL THAT GOES INTO THIS THAT PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THE VOLUNTEERS, THE NURSES, THE PARAMEDICS, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, THOSE AIRPLANES ARE DECORATED FOR THEM.

AND THEY PLAY THE MILITARY SONGS.

IT IS SO EMOTIONAL FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE MILITARY.

>> I AM SUSAN NAPPA, AND JOHN NAPPA RIGHT THERE IS MY DAD.

I LISTENED TO ALL HIS STORIES AND HIS HEART BREAK ABOUT THINGS HE HAS HAD TO GO THROUGH AND IT'S HEART BREAKING TO WATCH HIM CRY EVERY SUNDAY AT DINNER ABOUT STORIES AND I JUST FEEL LIKE HE IS GOING TO HAVE SOME SORT OF CLOSURE WITH DOING THIS TODAY.

AND HE TALKS ABOUT HOW WHEN THEY CAME HOME, HOW AWFUL IT WAS.

SO THIS IS GOING TO BE AMAZING FOR HIM.

I'M JUST THANKFUL I COULD BE HERE.

THIS IS MY FIRST, AND IT WAS AMAZING.

LIKE I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HIM COME IN AND SEE EVERYBODY HERE FOR HIM AND ALL THE OTHER VETERANS.

I'M JUST READY TO SEE HIM SMILE AND BE HAPPY TO COME HOME.

>> ACTUALLY, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'M HERE.

>> SO WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS AND WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MOST?

>> THE BIKES, WHAT DO YOU CALL THOSE-- >> EVERYTHING I TOLD HER.

>> THE PIPES.

THE BAG PIPES.

AND THE MARCHING AND SEEING THEM ALL.

I'M EXCITED TO SEE THEM.

REALLY.

>> I TELL PEOPLE WHEN THEY ASK ME ABOUT HONOR FLIGHT SYRACUSE, I SAY IT'S THE BEST THING THAT I'VE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE.

IT'S THE MOST REWARDING THING THAT I'VE DONE TO BE ABLE TO BE WITH PEOPLE WHO SHAPED OUR COUNTRY IN WAYS IN WHICH MANY OF US HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO AND HAVE LEFT A PROFOUND IMPACT ON OUR SOCIETY AND ARE A BEACON OF HOPE FOR YOUS GOING DOWN THE ROAD IN THE FUTURE.

SO HONOR FLIGHT MANIFESTS ALL THAT I BY TAKING VETERANS TO WASHINGTON TO HONOR THEIR SERVICE AND TAKING THEM TO THE MEMORIALS THAT WERE BUILT IN THEIR HONOR.

IT'S A POWERFUL PROGRAM.

AS YOU KNOW, DAN, THERE ARE ALMOST 130 HUBS AROUND THE COUNTRY.

I THINK SYRACUSE TODAY, WE ARE WELL OVER 1300 THAT WE HAVE TAKEN.

I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT NUMBER BUT IT'S BEEN A GREAT THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

IT'S BEEN A GREAT THING FOR THE VETERANS THEMSELVES.

AND YOU WILL SEE IT IN THEIR FACES WHEN THEY CAME OFF OF THIS AIRPLANE.

IT'S VERY REWARDING.

>> REAR ADMIRAL JOHN PADDOCK, RETIRED FROM THE U.S. NAVY, ONE OF THE CO-FOUNDERS AS JEFF JUST MENTIONED HONOR FLIGHT SYRACUSE.

THIS NEVER GETS OLD DOES IT.

>> THIS IS A UNIQUE THING ABOUT SYRACUSE, IT'S AN OUTPOURING OF THE CENTRAL NEW YORK COMMUNITY FOR THE VETERANS.

AND THIS WELCOME HOME IS ALWAYS A VERY SPECIAL THING.

YOU GO TO WASHINGTON, YOU SEE THE MONUMENT AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT THIS IS THE OUTPOURING OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY ON BEHALF OF THE VETERANS, A VERY SPESH NIGHT.

>> SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE COME TO WATCH THIS PARADE OF VETERANS COME DOWN THIS HALLWAY: FAMILY, FRIENDS AND REALLY SOME TOTAL STRANGERS OFTEN COME.

>> CANDY CRAYTON BY THE WAY IS HOLDING A QUILT.

THERE IS A GOOD REASON FOR THAT.

YOU ARE THE LEADER OF, I ASSUME, THE THREAD-- NOT THE THREE BEARS-- >> THE THREAD BEAR QUILTING BEE.

>> I'M NOT THE LEADER.

I'M THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE VETERANS QUILT PROGRAM.

>> FOR TONIGHT YOU ARE OUR LEADER AND THE IDEA OF THE QUILT PROGRAM IS EVERY VETERAN WHO FLIES ON HONOR FLIGHT GETS A HANDMADE QUILT?

>> YES.

MOST OF THE QUILTS COME FROM OUR GUILD ITSELF, BUT WE ALSO HAVE INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT DONATE QUILTS AND WE HAVE THREE QUILT SHOPS IN THE LOCAL SYRACUSE AREA THAT ARE DROPOFF SPOTS.

CALICO GALS, PICK YOUR STITCH AND FINGER LAKES FABRIC SHOP.

>> AND YOU'VE GOT ONE WITH YOU RIGHT HERE, RIGHT?

>> THIS IS ONE OF THE QUILTS THAT WAS MADE.

>> ARE THEY DIFFERENT DESIGNS.

>> EVERY ONE IS DIFFERENT.

>> EVERY ONE IS A DIFFERENT DESIGN.

AREN'T THEY BEAUTIFUL?

>> WE TRY TO KEEP THEM ALL RELATIVELY THE SAME SIZE WHICH IS BASICALLY THE WIDTH OF THE FABRIC, 60 INCHES LONG.

>> WHY DID YOU AND OTHERS IN THE QUILTING GUILD COMPLETE INVOLVED IN THIS.

>> 11 YEARS AGO, TWO WOMEN, A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER WERE MAKING QUILTS AND CAME HERE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME AND HANDED OUT SIX QUILTS TO THE SIX OLDEREST VETERANS ON THE FLIGHT AND THEY-- THE RECEPTION WAS SO NICE, THEY CAME BACK TO THE GUILD AND SAID I THINK WE NEED TO DO THIS FOR EVERY ONE OF THEM.

>> SO YOU HAVE.

>> YES.

>> FOR EVERY MISSION FOR HONOR FLIGHT SYRACUSE.

>> FOR 11 YEARS.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH CANDY CRAYTON.

IT'S THE THREAD BEAR QUILTERS GUILD.

IF I WANT TO LEARN MORE, WHERE DO I GO?

>> WE HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE.

>> WE LOVE FACEBOOK AT HONOR FLIGHT SYRACUSE.

WE REALLY DO.

CANDY, THANK YOU AND THANKS TO EVERYBODY IN THE GUILD WHO MAKES THESE WONDERFUL GUILTS FOR THE VETERANS.

>> THE VAST MAJORITY OF VETERANS WHO FLEW MISSION 22 ON MAY 3 THIS YEAR, SERVED IN THE VIETNAM ERA.

AS WE HEARD EARLIER IN OUR PROGRAM FROM SERGEANT NAPPA'S DAUGHTER, JUST HOW AWFUL IT WAS FOR HIM WHEN HE CAME HOME FROM HIS TOUR OF DUTY.

WELL HONOR FLIGHT SYRACUSE MAKES SURE THAT THIS WELCOME HOME IS JUST THE OPPOSITE.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] (DRUM ROLLS AND BAG PIPES PLAYING) (DRUMS AND BAG PIPES PLAYING) ♪ ♪ WELCOME HOME HONOR FLIGHT... [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] TONIGHT IS ONE WAY THAT WE HOPE AT LEAST IN A SMALL WAY THAT WELCOME HOME IS FINALLY HAPPENING FOR YOU GUYS.

NOTHING IS FORGOTTEN AT HONOR FLIGHT SYRACUSE.

YOUR SERVICE IS WELCOME, YOUR SERVICE IS RESPECTED HERE.

WE THANK YOU ALL.

HONOR FLIGHT SYRACUSE HAD A GREAT WARM DAY IN WASHINGTON.

BEFORE WE HEAD-- AND I HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL DAY DOWN THERE.

[ APPLAUSE ] IT SURE SEEMED LIKE IT.

>> ALEXANDER BEAM IS A MARINE CORPS VETERANS WHO IS SERVICE GOES WAY BEYOND HIS MILITARY CAREER.

HE ENLISTED IN 2005 AS INFANTRYMAN WITH THE ANTITERRORISM TEAM COMPANY COMPLETING MULTIPLE DEPLOYMENTS AND LATER SERVED WITH THE SECOND BATTALION.

NINTH MARINE REGIMENT DURING A DEPLOYMENT IN IRAQ.

A 2013 GRADUATE OF LeMOYNE COLLEGE IN SYRACUSE, ALEX BEHM STARTED HIS CIVILIAN CAY CAREER BY STARTING WITH THE VETERANS SERVICES IN SYRACUSE.

THOSE EXPERIENCES WITH VETERANS AND HIS EXPERIENCE IN THE ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE MARINES, LED HIM DIRECTLY TO CLEAR PATH FOR VETERANS, WHERE HE SAW FIRSTHAND THE VALUE OF THE HOLISTIC PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT SUPPORT MILITARY MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

AND I KNOW MANY OF YOU ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH CLEAR PATH.

HE JOINED CLEAR PATH IN 2015; DEVELOPED THE WARRIORS WORKING PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES CAREER SERVICES, MENTORSHIP AND JOB PLACEMENT FOR OUR VETERANS.

HE ALSO IN MARCH 2020 TOOK THE POSITION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT CLEAR PATH, HEADING THE ORGANIZATION'S EFFORTS TO EXPAND ACROSS THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

HE IS NOW CLEAR PATH'S CHIEF COMMUNITY OFFICER RESPONSIBLE FOR FUNDRAISING, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, BUILDING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND ENSURING THAT VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES HAVE THE ACCESS THEY NEED TO THE VITAL SERVICES SO THAT THEY AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN THRIVE, PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR GUEST SPEAKER TONIGHT LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE CHIEF COMMUNITY OFFICER FOR CLEAR PATH FOR VETERANS, ALEX BEHM.

ALEX.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> LET'S GIVE A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR DAN, OUR EMCEE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU, DAN.

[ APPLAUSE ] SYRACUSE HONOR FLIGHT MISSION 22.

WHAT A DAY.

I'M STILL TABLING IT ALL IN.

IT'S BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE AND HONOR TO BE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN SUCH A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH OUR FELLOW MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY.

I WAS ASKED TO BE A GUARDIAN.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHO MY VETERAN WAS GOING TO BE UNTIL I SHOWED UP THIS MORNING AND I CAN TELL YOU I'M GOING TO HAVE A FRIEND FOR LIFE NOW.

I WAS-- I HAD THE GREAT PLEASURE OF BEING THE GUARDIAN TO ANDRE CARSON.

ANDRE WAS OUR ONLY COAST GUARD VETERAN HERE TODAY.

GIVE HIM A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

[ APPLAUSE ] THE DAY WAS AMAZING.

AS YOU CAN SEE, I GOT A LITTLE BIT OF SUN.

IT WAS 80 DEGREES AND BEAUTIFUL.

BUT JUST SEEING EVERYONE WALKING AROUND THE MONUMENTS, IT REALLY TOUCHED HOME FOR ME.

I HAVE TWO GRANDPARENTS THAT BOTH SERVED IN WORLD WAR II THAT ARE NO LONGER HERE WITH US TODAY AND WHEN I WAS STANDING AT THAT WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL, I GOT GOOSE BUMPS BECAUSE I KNEW THEY WERE UP ABOVE LOOKING DOWN AND HAPPY THAT ALL OF US WERE ABLE TO SHARE SUCH A WONDERFUL DAY TODAY.

SO I'M STILL TAKING THE TODAY IN.

I'M SPEECHLESS.

THAT'S PROBABLY NOT A GREAT THING FOR THE GUEST SPEAKER TO BE SPEECHLESS BUT I WANTED TO SHARE A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS WITH YOU TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US AT CLEAR PATH FOR VETERANS, I WANT TO EXTEND A HEART FELT WELCOME HOME TO THE INCREDIBLE MEN AND WOMEN WHO TOOK PART IN SYRACUSE HONOR FLIGHT MISSION 22.

WHAT AN EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY... [ APPLAUSE ] ABSOLUTELY.

WHAT AN EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY WE HAVE JUST COMPLETED.

ONE FILLED WITH REMEMBRANCE, PRIDE, REFLECTION AND HONOR.

AS A PROUD MARINE CORPS VETERAN, I AM GRATEFUL TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THIS SPECIAL DAY WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

I AM ALSO HAPPY TO REPORT THAT CLEAR PATH FOR VETERANS SERVICE DOG IN TRAINING, DOZER WHO FLEW WITH US TODAY, RECEIVED HIS OFFICIAL FLIGHTED FLIGHT WINGS ON HIS WAY HOME.

CONGRATULATIONS, DOZER.

PLACES DOZER ALSO INFORMED ME HE WAS TRULY HONORED TO SPEND THE DAY WITH OUR NATION'S HEROES AND HE THANKS YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE.

A BIG THANK YOU TO JORDAN, HIS TRAINER AND HANDLER WHO FLEW WITH US TODAY.

SHE MADE THIS DAY VERY SPECIAL FOR EVERYBODY SO THANK YOU JORDAN FOR SPENDING THE DAY WITH US AND DOZER.

TO OUR VETERANS, YOU HAVE ALREADY GIVEN OUR NATION SO MUCH , YOUR SERVICE, COURAGE, AND SACRIFICE HAVE SHAPED THE FREEDOMS WE HOLD DEAR.

AND TODAY, THIS FLIGHT, THIS DAY OF RECOGNITION IS OUR WAY OF SAYING THANK YOU.

YOU MAY NOT WEAR THE UNIFORM ANYMORE, BUT YOU WILL ALWAYS WEAR THE TITLE OF HERO.

[ APPLAUSE ] FOR MANY OF YOU, TODAY WAS THE FIRST TIME SEEING THE MONUMENTS THAT HONOR YOUR BRANCH, YOUR BATTLES, YOUR FALLEN BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

FOR SOME, IT WAS A TIME TO RECONNECT WITH PROUD AND PAINFUL MEMORIES.

AND FOR ALL OF YOU, I HOPE IT WAS A REMINDER THAT YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN.

YOUR SERVICE MATTERS.

YOUR STORIES MATTER.

YOUR LIVES MATTER.

AND WE, YOUR COMMUNITY ARE HERE TO LIFT YOU UP JUST AS YOU ONCE STOOD FOR US.

[ APPLAUSE ] AT CLEAR PATH FOR VETERANS, OUR MISSION IS TO WALK ALONGSIDE YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, WHETHER THROUGH PEER SUPPORT, WELLNESS PROGRAMS, MEALS SHARED WITH COMRADES OR JUST THE QUIET DIGNITY OF BEING SEEN, WE ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THAT EVERY VETERAN HAS A PLACE TO BELONG.

TODAY IS A POWERFUL EXAMPLE OF WHAT BELONGING LOOKS LIKE; A COMMUNITY THAT HONORS ITS HERE OWES, NOT JUST WITH MONUMENTS, BUT WITH CONNECTION, COMPASSION AND ACTION.

I WANT TO THANK OUR HONOR FLIGHT ORGANIZERS, VOLUNTEERS GUARDIANS, BUS DRIVERS, NURSES, TOUR GUIDES, THE PILOTS, EVERYBODY TODAY, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR MAKING TODAY HAPPEN.

[ APPLAUSE ] YOUR TIRELESS EFFORTS DO MORE THAN CREATE AN I TINRY, THEY CREATE A HEALING NOT JUST AN ITINERARY.

THANK YOU FOR BEING THE ANCHORS IN THESE VETERANS LIVES.

YOUR SUPPORT IS A QUIET STRENGTH BEHIND THE RESILIENCE.

AS YOU DISEMBARK AND STEP BACK INTO THE ARMS OF YOUR LOVED ONES, KNOW THIS.

YOUR JOURNEY DOES NOT END HERE.

THE HONOR YOU CARRY DOES NOT FADE WHEN THE APPLAUSE STOPS AND YOUR COMMUNITY, CLEAR PATH FOR VETERANS, HONOR FLIGHT SYRACUSE, CENTRAL NEW YORK, AND A GRATEFUL NATION, STANDS READY TO WALK WITH YOU, NOT JUST TODAY BUT ALWAYS.

WELCOME HOME.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO INSPIRE US ALL.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> I WANT TO UNDERSCORE SOMETHING ALEX SAID.

WHEN HE TALKED ABOUT A GRATEFUL NATION, AND A GRATEFUL COMMUNITY THAT HAS GATHERED HERE TONIGHT, YOU KNOW WE ARE LIVING IN A TIME WHEN THE NATION SEEMS TOE DIVIDED ABOUT SO MANY THINGS.

THERE IS NOTHING THAT UNITES THIS NATION OR THIS COMMUNITY MORE THAN HONORING OUR HEROES AND OUR VETERANS.

THAT'S WHY YOU ARE ALL HERE TONIGHT AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY FOR YOU GUYS AND IT'S TIME TO GO HOME.

BUT YOU HAVE LIVED A LONG LIFE OF SERVICE, TO PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS AND TO MAKE SURE THAT AMERICA STANDS STRONG AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES TO ALL OF YOU.

♪ WHILE THE STORMS GATHER.

♪ FAR ACROSS THE SEA ♪ ♪ LET US SWEAR ALLEGIANCE TO A LAND THAT'S FREE ♪ ♪ LET US ALL BE GRATEFUL FOR A LAND SO FAIR ♪ ♪ AS WE RAISE OUR VOICES IN A SOLEMN PRAYER ♪ ♪ GOD BLESS AMERICA.

♪ LAND THAT I LOVE.

♪ STAND BESIDE HER.

♪ AND GUIDE HER.

♪ THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH THE LIGHT FROM ABOVE ♪ ♪ FROM THE MOUNTAINS.

♪ TO THE PRAIRIE ♪ TO THE OCEANS WHITE WITH FOAM ♪ ♪ GOD BLESS AMERICA.

♪ MY HOME SWEET HOME ♪ ♪ GOD BLESS AMERICA, MY HOME SWEET SHOAM ♪ MY HOME SWEET HOME ♪ >> THANK YOU, LISA AND THE TOM DOOLEY CORALIERS!

LET'S LET THEM HEAR IT.

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT A COUPLE OF THINGS.

NUMBER ONE: MOST SPECIAL ABOUT HONOR FLIGHT SYRACUSE IS WE ARE 100% VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION.

SO EVERY YELLOW SHIRT, EVERY BLUE SHIRT YOU SEE HERE TONIGHT ARE ALL DOING IT BECAUSE OF OUR PASSION FOR THE VETERANS.

SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT CAME OUT TO HELP, ESPECIALLY... [ APPLAUSE ] OUR BLUE SHIRT SUPPORT TEAM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OUR MISSION 22 HAD A GREAT FLIGHT.

82 VETERANS DOWN, 82 VETERANS BACK SAFELY.

ESPECIALLY, A SPECIAL THANKS TO KIM JARENKO AND CANDINO WHO LED OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY TEAM.

THEY DO ALL THE PRESCREENING SO WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE DEALING WITH BEFORE THE FLIGHT.

THANK YOU TO ALL THE GUARDIANS.

EVERYBODY LISTENED VERY WELL LAST NIGHT AT THE BRIEFING.

YOU DID A GREAT JOB OF GETTING YOUR VETERAN DOWN AND BACK.

WE APPRECIATE THAT.

TWO PEOPLE I WANT TO MENTION TO HONOR FLIGHT.

RANDY FLAT WHO WAS STANDING IN THE BACK, HE ALONG WITH JOHN PADDOCK ARE THE TWO PEOPLE WHO GOT HONOR FLIGHT SYRACUSE STARTED BACK IN 2012.

WITH THIS MISSION, HONOR FLIGHT SYRACUSE, WHICH COVERS ALL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK HAS FLOWN OVER 1600 VETERANS DOWN TO WASHINGTON AT NO COST TO THE VETERANS.

THANK YOU, RANDY.

I WANT TO THANK ALEX BEHM FROM CLEAR PATH AND JORDAN FOR GOING WITH US.

JORDAN'S SECOND TRIP.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HONOR FLIGHT MISSION 22, YOU ARE DISMISSED.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> WE ARE SO HAPPY YOU COULD SHARE THESE SPECIAL MOMENTS WITH US FROM HONOR FLIGHT SYRACUSE.

OUR VETERANS DESERVE NOTHING LESS THAN OUR UNDYING GRATITUDE, DON'T THEY?

IF WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN MORE GO TO HONOR FLIGHT SYRACUSE.ORG.

FOR HONOR FLIGHT SYRACUSE AND WCNY, I'M DAN CUMMINGS.

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR HEROES WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY.