Keesler Marines, Airmen greet Honor Flight veterans
From left, Col. Glen Downing, 81st Training Wing vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Curtis Jennings, 81st Mission Support Group superintendent, greet Darwin Maples, World War II veteran from Lucedale, Miss., as he returns from Washington, D.C., aboard the second Mississippi Gulf Coast Honor Flight, Sept. 21. Maples was one of 86 World War II veterans and about 45 guardians who visited the World War II Memorial that was created to honor the service members who fought and the field of stars that remembers those who died. The day-long tour also took the veterans to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery and other sites. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)