Obama surprises veterans on flight to DC with special Veterans Day salute

The veterans were connected an grant formation to D.C. to sojourn the capital's monuments.

President Barack Obama gave a radical of warfare heroes a astonishment they volition ne'er forget.

The former president amazed a formation of Korean and Vietnam War veterans on an grant flight from Madison, Wisconsin, to Washington, D.C., ahead of Veterans Day, according to a video helium posted connected X.

"Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to invited a formation of veterans and their families arsenic they arrived successful DC. To each those who bravely served our country, convey you to you and your household for your bonzer service. The sacrifices that each of you person made to support our state volition beryllium honored, contiguous and each day," Obama posted alongside the video connected X.

Former President Barack Obama welcomes veterans to Washington, D.C.

Honor Flight Network

Obama came aboard the formation and shared a peculiar connection connected the intercom of the level for the veterans.

"Hello, everybody. As we attack Veterans Day, I wanted to halt by and conscionable accidental convey you for your bonzer service. To you, your family, the sacrifices that each of you made to support our state is thing that volition ever beryllium honored, and we are precise grateful," Obama tin beryllium seen telling the veterans upon touchdown successful D.C. successful the video.

The veterans were flying to D.C. connected behalf of the Honor Flight Network, a nonprofit that provides flights to veterans and their families to sojourn monuments successful the nation's capital.

Veterans look astatine the Vietnam Veterans Memorial successful Washington, D.C.

Honor Flight Network

"Participation successful an Honor Flight travel gives veterans the accidental to stock this momentous juncture with different comrades, retrieve the fallen, and stock their stories and experiences with different veterans. Honored veterans ever question escaped of charge, acknowledgment to generous donations to our organization," their website reads.

The nonprofit has flown implicit 300,000 veterans to D.C. successful the past 20 years, according to their website.

Obama besides took to his Medium relationship to bespeak connected gathering the veterans and convey each who person served successful the U.S. subject for their service.

"To each those who bravely served our country, convey you to you and your household for your bonzer service. The sacrifices that each of you person made to support our state volition beryllium honored, contiguous and each day," Obama said.

The Honor Flight Network did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

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