SUPPORTING 120 VETERANS OF STARS AND STRIPES HONOR FLIGHT MISSION 76

Mission 76 of the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight took place on Saturday, September 7. Over 120 veterans from WW II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War and their guardians flew to Washington D.C. from Mitchell Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin for a day of remembrance and healing. The Stars and Stripes Honor Flight included a 97-year-old WWII Navy veteran, two female Marines, and a 74-year-old former Navy SEAL.

LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry was honored to be part of their special day. LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Charity (Brookfield Lutheran - Brookfield, Wisconsin) was up very early to meet and greet each person, hopefully putting a smile on their face as they headed off for a long day in Washington D.C. to visit many memorials, including WWII Memorial, the Korean War Memorial, the Air Force Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Wall.

In the evening Charity was joined by LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Mary (St. Paul - Janesville, Wisconsin), Sage (Concordia University Wisconsin - Mequon, Wisconsin), Samson (Zion - Marengo, Illinois) at Mitchell Airport to welcome the veterans home. The Comfort Dog Ministry handlers thanked each veteran for their service to protect the freedoms of the United States of America.

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It was emotional and special for many as some of these men and women who served our country but never received a welcome home the first time they came home. One of the veterans was very choked up by the welcome and with arms flung open and a huge smile on his face shared, “This is the best welcome!”

There were big emotions that ran through the day and seeing the four LCC K-9 Comfort Dog teams of Charity, Mary, Sage, and Samson lined up to welcome them home caused some to shed some happy tears. Another veteran said, “This is the best part of my whole day”.

It was an honor for the LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry teams of Samson, Sage, Mary and Charity, to be there to celebrate our country’s heroes as they returned from the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight.

 “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” (John 15:12-13)

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