A veteran speaks with a Coast Guard member while waiting for a flight at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Sept. 24, 2016.
Puget Sound Honor Flight transports veterans to visit memorials in Washington, D.C., paid in full through donations with no cost to the veterans.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ali Flockerzi.A veteran is escorted down a jet bridge before departing on a flight at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Sept. 24, 2016.
The Honor Flight Network makes it possible to honor America’s veterans by transporting them to visit and reflect at memorials in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ali Flockerzi.
Coast Guard members from units across the Coast Guard 13th District and a Transportation Security Administration Honor Platoon stand on a runway at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Sept. 24, 2016, before giving a salute to veterans aboard an airplane.
The 52 veterans were traveling at no cost to visit memorials in Washington, D.C., through the support of the Honor Flight Network, a non-profit organization created to honor America’s veterans for their sacrifices.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ali Flockerzi.Coast Guard members from units across the Coast Guard 13th District salute veterans aboard an airplane as it departs from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Sept. 24, 2016.
Puget Sound Honor Flight serves as a local Western Washington hub for the Honor Flight Network, transporting veterans to visit memorials of the respective wars they fought in, paid for by donations and at no cost to the veterans.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ali Flockerzi.
Coast Guard members from units across the Coast Guard 13th District salute veterans aboard an airplane as it departs from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Sept. 24, 2016.
The Coast Guard members volunteered by setting up the check-in area, arranging wheel chairs to be available for the 52 veterans and assisting them to their airline gate before they took a plane to Washington, D.C., to visit memorials.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ali Flockerzi.