BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Honor Flight 52 has arrived in Washington, DC. I'm Mike Hart, your senior reporter. A long day of travel on a charter flight from Allegiant Air from Bakersfield to Baltimore, landing in the rain and cold, then a long drive into our nation's capital to get geared up for a full day of activities tomorrow.

Honor Flight 52 started on a high note courtesy of Nashville's country quartet Mark 209. In town for a couple of concerts, they dropped by to give our veterans a musical sendoff.

Leading the way on Monday, the lone World War II veteran, Mel Corren, the oldest vet at 101 years old, who made the trip from Stockton to take part after skipping a previous flight when his brother passed away.

But then, as time wore on, I thought to myself, if my brother went so fas

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