Honoring Arizona’s veterans one flight at a time

Navy veteran Dave Kimmel kneels to study names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial as part of the Honor Flight Arizona visit to Washington's war memorials by 30 Arizona vets this week.  (Photo by Ryan Knappenberger/Cronkite News) Arizona veterans Tim McCoy, left, and Dennis Butler, far right, pose at the U.S.Marine Corps Memorial with two other Marine Corps vets on their Honor Flight trip to Washington this week. (Photo by Emilee Miranda/Cronkite News) Arizona veteran Ted Kuntz tears up - like many of the veterans on the Honor Flight Arizona trip to Washington - as veterans in the group were presented with a commemmorative pin for their service.  (Photo by Ryan Knappenberger/Cronkite News) Arizona veterans gather for a group photo Wednesday at the World War II Memorial as part of their Honor Flight trip to Washington this week. (Photo by Emilee Miranda/Cronkite News) David Kimmel, a Vietnam veteran in Washington this week with the most recent Honor Flight Arizona, pauses to reflect at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. (Photo by Emilee Miranda/Cronkite News) Ted Kuntz, a Navy veteran and the only World War II veteran in the Honor Flight group, at the World War II Memorial where he pointed out Pacific Theater battles to his son, who was accompanying him.. (Photo by Emilee Miranda/Cronkite News)