ESCANABA — The 27th Upper Peninsula Honor Flight mission returned from Washington D.C. last Wednesday night after taking almost 80 veterans to the nation’s capital to be celebrated and tour historic war/service branch memorials.

Veterans saw the World War II Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, Military Women’s Memorial, Arlington Cemetery, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Navy Memorial, Marine Corps Memorial, plus celebrations, military escorts and bands playing for the U.P. veterans.

“It is a full day,” said Leslie Srnka of Spalding, an Air Force veteran from 1959-1980. “I think it is a tremendous thing when you think of all the money spent,” Srnka said. “Even more so than that is the number of volunteers who were involved … It is pretty impressive.”

Veterans were celebrat

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