Honoring our Veterans: Welcoming our Heroes Home at Santa Maria Airport

WWII, Korea and Vietnam war veterans of the California Central Coast Coastal Honor Flight are cheered on by attendees as they arrive at the Santa Maria Airport in Santa Maria, Calif., May 14, 2025. Over 1,000 attendees showed up to support the event including family members, friends, military personnel and local residents. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kadielle Shaw)

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Honoring our Veterans: Welcoming our Heroes Home at Santa Maria Airport

Veterans’ family members, Guardians, Airmen, and other attendees wait outside an airport waiving supportive signs and U.S. flags to greet veterans as they deboard the California Central Coast Coastal Honor Flight at the Santa Maria Airport in Santa Maria, Calif., May 14, 2025. WWII, Korea and Vietnam war veterans were greeted as they deboarded the aircraft by over 1,000 attendees who showed up to support the annual event. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kadielle Shaw)

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Honoring our Veterans: Welcoming our Heroes Home at Santa Maria Airport

Veterans’ family members, Airmen, Guardians, and other attendees wait outside the airport runway for the deboarding of the California Central Coast Coastal Honor Flight at the Santa Maria Airport in Santa Maria, Calif., May 14, 2025. Over 1,000 attendees showed up to support the event including family members, friends, military personnel and local residents. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kadielle Shaw)

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Honoring our Veterans: Welcoming our Heroes Home at Santa Maria Airport

WWII, Korea and Vietnam war veterans, veterans’ family members, military personnel, and other attendees pose for a group photo following the California Central Coast Coastal Honor Flight at the Santa Maria Airport in Santa Maria, Calif., May 14, 2025. Over 1,000 attendees showed up to support the event including family members, friends, military personnel and local residents. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kadielle Shaw)

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Honoring our Veterans: Welcoming our Heroes Home at Santa Maria Airport

Published May 15, 2025
By Senior Airman Kadielle Shw
Space Launch Delta 30 Public Affairs

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. -- WWII, Korea and Vietnam war veterans of the California Central Coast Coastal Honor Flight are cheered on by attendees as they arrive at the Santa Maria Airport in Santa Maria, Calif., May 14, 2025. Over 1,000 attendees showed up to support the event including family members, friends, military personnel and local residents. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kadielle Shaw)