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Guardian recounts Honor Flight visits that helped his Vietnam veteran father reconnect
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Anthony Johnson, a Navy and Army veteran who has served as a guardian on four Honor Flights, described the emotional effect the trips had on his Vietnam War–era father and said the program inspired other veterans to sign up.
Anthony Johnson, who served eight years in the Army and 13 years in the Navy, said his experience as a guardian for Honor Flight Central Florida helped his Vietnam War–era father reconnect with memories he had long kept private. "He absolutely loved it, changed his whole perspective on the homecoming itself," Johnson said, describing his father’s reaction at the memorials.
Johnson told Operation Outreach host Fred Robinson that he first learned about…
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