Frazier Brothers Join Other WWII Veterans on Honor Flight to See Washington D.C. Memorial

Two veterans from DeKalb County, Edward and Edsel Frazier, were among about 150 from across middle Tennessee who were flown to Washington D.C. Wednesday to see the World War II Veterans Memorial.
Many of these veterans have never had the opportunity to go to view the memorial, which opened in 2004.
The Honor Flight was made possible by private donations. Based on recent statistics, the country is losing approximately 1,000 World War II veterans each day. The Honor Flight Network continues to do whatever it takes to honor them by flying these veterans to see their memorial. The idea was conceived by Earl Morse, Physician Assistant, Retired, Air Force, Captain. Morse wanted to honor veterans he had taken care of for the past twenty seven years. In May, 2004, the World War II Memorial was finally completed and dedicated in Washington, D.C. Morse later realized that most of the World War II Veterans (now in their 80’s and beyond) would probably never get a chance to see their memorial.
The dream became a reality in May, 2005 when six small planes flew 12 happy veterans to D.C. to view the World War II Memorial. In 2005, commercial flights were used exclusively due to the number of veterans on the waiting list. Top Priority goes to America’s most senior heroes, the survivors of World War II and other veterans with terminal illnesses who wish to visit their memorial. The program will naturally transition to the Korean War, Vietnam War, and all other veterans who served, on a chronological basis. Since America felt it was important to build a memorial to service and ultimate sacrifice of her veterans, the Honor Flight Network believes it is equally important for the veterans to visit and experience THEIR memorial with the Motto:”We can’t all be heroes. Some of us have to stand on the curb and clap as they go by.” (Will Rogers). The Honor Flight Program has flown over 20,000 veterans to D.C. and there are 7,000 on the waiting list. If you are interested in the program, log on to www.honorflight.org. or call 937-521-4000. Donations are needed to help make these flights possible. Contributions are tax deductible.