Saturday, April 27, 2024

Honor Flight San Diego – Journey Begins, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (videos)

Honor Flight San Diego has returned home from a weekend in our nation’s capital celebrating more than 80 San Diego area WWII, Korean and Vietnam War veterans.

The Journey Begins

Brad Willis and his son Morgan were aboard the Honor Flight and this week begin a mini-series of reports with this look at the veterans’ early morning arrival at San Diego airport to their welcoming on the East Coast.


If video doesn’t play, watch it here.

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Remembering. Connecting. Healing. For the war veterans on Honor Flight San Diego, it’s a mixture of powerful emotions and a deep sense of gratitude.

Brad Willis and his son Morgan have part two of this journey, beginning at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.


If video doesn’t play, watch it here.

More videos to come. The link Honor Flight will show past articles and videos and also as future ones get published.



Brad Willis
Brad Willis
Brad Willis is an author and retired network news foreign correspondent who has worked in Afghanistan, Iraq, Africa, Latin America and Asia. He has received national and international awards for compassionate journalism and for his war coverage. Brad is a longtime Coronado resident who has also served as Commissioner of Public Art for the City of Coronado. Send news tips or story ideas to: [email protected].

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