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Page 10 ESPRIT Honoring Our Nations VET ER ANS By Kim Gray Registered Adult Upstate SC Tuesday October 28 2014 the Honor Flight returned our veterans home.In the sea of red white and blue hun- dreds of people were present to greet them and thank them for their service. People flocked to the Green- villeSpartanburg International Airport from all over the great state of South Caro- lina to pay respect to our veterans. I had a front row seat. The raw emotion from our veterans could be felt by the crowd as they were thanked and cheered. Waiting to assist and salute the returning veterans were the Green- ville Sheriffs Department The Upstate Young Marines unit representatives of the United States Marine Corps Pickens SC Sheriffs Department and the Pickens High School ROTC program. From the great state of South Carolinas very own Upstate Young Marines unit to the United States Marine Corps sa- lutes were made to our veterans. The Upstate Young Ma- rines unit had certificates and other items of thanks to present to our veterans. They saluted each and every one. Young Marine PFC Ethan LaDue said Their faces just lit up when the crowd started roaring and cheering for them. I think thats my favorite part. Just seeing how much it means to them that we set aside a portion of our time just for them. As I saluted the Veterans I felt pride that these men and women helped shape our yesterday today tomorrow and forever. I hope that one day I can do the same.The Honor Flight is just a way to show them exactly how much they mean to us. How much we respect them and their sacrifices. Young Marine Regis- tered Adult Kim Gray said This is probably my favorite event that we do. The parades and all are fun and good but this is my favorite. Its a great way to show our respect and thanks to our veterans. The Honor Flight is a non- profit volunteer program designed to give veterans a day sat- urated in our nations history in Washington DC. The program is dedicated to honoring our WW2 and Korean War veterans and the sacrifices they have made in serving our country. Through the Honor Flight they are able to spend time at The Tomb of the Unknowns the Iwo Jima Memorial Ar- lington National Cemetery and other memorials of our na- tions history located throughout the Washington DC area. One Hundred Veterans Honored for Their Sacrifices