SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — On the first day of the Permian Basin Honor Flight, veterans visited four memorials in the nation’s capital, including the Korean War Memorial, where 93-year-old Korean War veteran Hal McCullough of Abilene laid a wreath in honor of his fallen brothers and sisters in arms.
McCullough served 22 years in the U.S. Air Force after enlisting in 1952 while the Korean War was still underway.
“I enlisted in the Air Force in 1952 while the Korean War was still going on,” McCullough said. “By the time I finished training, Korea was over with. And then I went ahead and served 22 years in the Air Force, and I’ve been to Vietnam also.”
He said he was honored to take part in the wreath-laying and grateful to be part of the Honor Flight, a volunteer-run pro