Hearing from our Honor Flight veterans

The Northland Honor Flight, carrying about 180 veterans from World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, traveled from Duluth to Washington, D.C. and back on Saturday, May 4.

On board that flight was Orvis Lunke of Grand Marais, who along with his wife, Donna Lunke, volunteers with the Honor Flight program – Donna behind the scenes at the welcomes and send-offs for veterans; Orvis as a “guardian,” accompanying veterans on the trek to the monuments in Washington, D.C.

This is the ninth time that Orvis has served as a guardian for this special event.

Four Cook County veterans were on the latest Honor Flight, Butch Deschampe, Jim Corcoran and Arvid Dahl of Grand Portage and Dave Wirt, of Grand Marais. WTIP’s Rhonda Silence was honored to speak with each of them about their experience.