Las Vegas celebrates veterans after Washington trip — PHOTOS
U.S. Air Force veteran Frank Carmean, 94, greets people as they welcome him back from a trip to visit the national war memorials in Washington D.C. at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Sunday, May 5, 2019. Honor Flight Network flies veterans free of charge to visit the memorials to honor their service and give them closure. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Gayle Albright greets her husband, veteran Gene Albright, upon his return from a trip to visit the national war memorials in Washington D.C. at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Sunday, May 5, 2019. Honor Flight Network flies veterans free of charge to visit the memorials to honor their service and give them closure. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Soldiers welcome back veterans from a trip to visit the national war memorials in Washington D.C. at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Sunday, May 5, 2019. Honor Flight Network flies veterans free of charge to visit the memorials to honor their service and give them closure. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Supporters greet veterans upon their return from a trip to visit the national war memorials in Washington D.C. at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Sunday, May 5, 2019. Honor Flight Network flies veterans free of charge to visit the memorials to honor their service and give them closure. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Supporters greet veterans upon their return from a trip to visit the national war memorials in Washington D.C. at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Sunday, May 5, 2019. Honor Flight Network flies veterans free of charge to visit the memorials to honor their service and give them closure. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
U.S. Air Force veteran Leo Mainwal, with guardian Brenda Mainwal, greets people as they welcome him back from a trip to visit the national war memorials in Washington D.C. at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Sunday, May 5, 2019. Honor Flight Network flies veterans free of charge to visit the memorials to honor their service and give them closure. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Veteran Hylas "Hy" Strange Jr. greets people as they welcome him back from a trip to visit the national war memorials in Washington D.C. at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Sunday, May 5, 2019. Honor Flight Network flies veterans free of charge to visit the memorials to honor their service and give them closure. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Veteran Dean Whitaker, with guardian Jason Frederico, greets people as they welcome him back from a trip to visit the national war memorials in Washington D.C. at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Sunday, May 5, 2019. Honor Flight Network flies veterans free of charge to visit the memorials to honor their service and give them closure. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
On Sunday, a group of veterans returned to Las Vegas after visiting national war memorials in Washington.
The veterans were on a trip sponsored by the Honor Flight Network, which flies veterans free of charge to visit the memorials to honor their service and give them closure.
Four World War II veterans and 25 Korean War veterans were on the trip, the network said.
