Washington — It's a Veterans Day they won't soon forget.

On a balmy 70-degree day in the nation's capital this past weekend, former President Barack Obama boarded an Honor Flight filled with veterans of the Korean and Vietnam wars that had just touched down from Madison, Wisconsin.

"Hello, everybody," his voiced boomed over the loud speaker.

"What!" exclaimed one person. Another veteran gasped, his mouth wide open.

Veteran reacts as former President Barack Obama surprises planeload of Korean and Vietnam War vets after it arrived in Washington for Veterans Day on weekend that preceded it in 2025. The Honor Flight Networks

"I just wanted to say thank you," the former president continued in a moment captured on video.

Former President Barack Obama surprising, addressing dozens of Kor

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