Vandenberg Welcomes Home a Veterans Honor Flight at Santa Maria Airport

Korean and Vietnam War veterans and local military and community members, pose for a group photo at the Santa Maria Public Airport in Santa Maria, Calif., Oct. 4, 2023. Vandenberg Space Force Base military members joined a crowd of more than 300 military and community members that welcomed home a group of veterans, who returned to the central coast after taking part in an honor flight trip to Washington D.C. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Tiarra Sibley)

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Vandenberg Welcomes Home a Veterans Honor Flight at Santa Maria Airport

U.S. Space Force Col. Mark Shoemaker, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, welcomes veterans home during a veteran’s honor flight welcome home at the Santa Maria Public Airport in Santa Maria, Calif., Oct. 4, 2023. Shoemaker welcomed home more than 92 central coast veterans who arrived home from an honor flight from Washington D.C. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Tiarra Sibley)

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Vandenberg Welcomes Home a Veterans Honor Flight at Santa Maria Airport

U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Johnny Harris, Space Launch Delta 30 senior enlisted leader, shakes hands with a veteran as he arrives during a veterans honor flight welcome home celebration at the Santa Maria Public Airport in Santa Maria, Calif., Oct. 4, 2023. Harris, along with local military and community members, welcomed more than 92 veterans who returned from Washington D.C. where they visited the memorials built to commemorate their service and sacrifice. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Tiarra Sibley)

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Vandenberg Welcomes Home a Veterans Honor Flight at Santa Maria Airport

A Vietnam War veteran poses for a photo and embraces his family member during a Veterans Honor Flight Welcome Home celebration at the Santa Maria Public Airport in Santa Maria, Calif., Oct. 4, 2023. Vandenberg Space Force Base military members joined a crowd of more than 300 military and community members that welcomed home a group of veterans, who returned to the central coast after taking part in an honor flight trip to Washington D.C. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Tiarra Sibley)

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Vandenberg Welcomes Home a Veterans Honor Flight at Santa Maria Airport

Published Oct. 13, 2023
By Senior Airman Tiarra Sibley
Space Launch Delta 30 Public Affairs

SANTA MARIA, Calif. --

Local military and community members welcomes home Korean and Vietnam War veterans, who returned to the central coast after taking part in an honor flight trip to Washington D.C.