Honor Flight
Thirty-four aging veterans who are spending two days in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., this week, touring the nation’s capital and the numerous monuments erected in honor of the country’s military sacrifices. The terminal ticket area was packed for the sendoff and a special dedication to the memory of U.S. Army Spc. Jarrod Allen Lallier, the Mead High School graduate who was killed in Afghanistan last June.
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Army Spec. Jarrod Allen Lallier’s family, including his sister, Jessica, father, Gary, mother, Kim and brother, Jordan, pause for a moment during a prayer after the unveiling of Jarrod’s plaque, Oct. 3, 2012, at Spokane International Airport.
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Kim Lallier, and her son, Jordan, listen during a ceremony honoring U.S. Army Spc. Jarrod Allen Lallier, Oct. 3, 2012, at Spokane International Airport. Jarrod wall killed in Afghanistan in June of 2012.
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U.S. Army Cpt. Mike Kelvington and WWII veteran, Allan Wood, both of the 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment, salute the flag during a dedication ceremony honoring Spokane native U.S Army Spec. Jarrod Allen Lallier, Oct 3, 2012 at Spokane International Airport. Kelvington served with Lallier. The ceremony preceded an Honor Flight for WWII vets to Washington, DC.
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Don McGary, of Benton City, Wash., wipes his eyes after a ceremony honoring fallen Spokane native, U.S Army Spc. Jarrod Allen Lallier, Oct 3, 2012, at Spokane International Airport. McGary soon after participated in the Honor Fight to Washington, D.C.
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John DeJarnett, a machine gunner in the Army and Marines, is is greeted by Gale Palmer, of the Sons of the American Revolution, as DeJarnett headed towards boarding for his Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., Oct. 3, 2012, at Spokane International Airport.
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