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117 Grand Forks veterans land in Washington on Honor Flight

Plus, General Atomics finishes its drone operations facility at GrandSky and EGF's football season ends.

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117 veterans land in Washington on the Grand Forks Honor Flight

114 of the 117 veterans served during the Vietnam War

Source: Valley News Live

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A group of 117 veterans landed on the East Coast on Day 1 of an that took off from Grand Forks. The group has 115 men and two women. Three served during the Korean War era, and 114 served during the Vietnam War.

Byron Cole, who served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, said the group got a warm welcome when it arrived.

“It's kind of the welcome we never got.”

Byron Cole, U.S. Army, Vietnam War

East Grand Forks police chief Mike Hedlund is among the volunteers who will accompany the veterans. He's a first-timer, but he's helped welcome returning flights before. He said "there have been hundreds of people welcoming them home."

  • Trip: three days, all expenses paid
  • Stops: Marine Corps Memorial, Army museum, Arlington National Cemetery
  • Home: Tuesday night

The Honor Flight group is 117 veterans

117
veterans in the group
115
men
2
women

Sources: Valley News Live, Grand Forks Herald

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Some future U.S. Air Force missions in Africa will be conducted from Grand Forks Air Force Base after General Atomics announced the completion of its Remote Split Operations facility Friday. U.S. Sen. John Hoeven joined company leaders for the ribbon cutting at . Grand Forks Herald

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The third-seeded Green Wave committed four turnovers in a 20-7 loss to second-seeded Perham on Saturday. That left East Grand Forks one win short of a trip to the Fargodome. Grand Forks Herald

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117 Grand Forks veterans land in Washington on Honor Flight

Plus, General Atomics finishes its drone operations facility at GrandSky and EGF's football season ends.

The TLDR

  1. 117 veterans landed in Washington on the Grand Forks Honor Flight
  2. General Atomics finishes drone operations facility at GrandSky
  3. Perham ends East Grand Forks' football season, 20-7
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