PEORIA MAGAZINE July 2023

Veterans and their guardians from the Greater Peoria Honor Flight watch during the changing of the guard at Arlington National Cemetery on May 23

S P O T L I G H T

‘ONE OF THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE’ Greater Peoria Honor Flight treats 75 area veterans to a trip to Washington, D.C. and the respect they’ve earned

Reaching out to touch a fellow soldier's memory at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.

BY RON JOHNSON

WWII veteran Alvah Purvis , 99, waves his flags as he is greeted by the applauding crowd after returning to the Gen. Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport with guardian Greg Krucek

78 JULY 2023 PEORIA MAGAZINE

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