Navy nurse Ruth Gunther, who joined up in 1942 and worked treating troops wounded in the Pacific, is among those who are unable to visit this year because of the pandemic.
The Washington Monument and the dome of the U.S. Capitol Building are visible behind the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., on Memorial Day.The Washington Monument and the dome of the U.S. Capitol Building are visible behind the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., on Memorial Day.Thousands of people who had planned to visit war memorials in Washington, D.C., this holiday weekend were forced to cancel this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
"Holly was quite the buddy," says Meyer, who did two combat tours."I had my vehicle blown out from under me. He was the first one to my aid. I got evac-ed out of there, and within two or three hours he had stepped on a mine and was killed. When you lose somebody close like that it impacts you for the rest of your life."
Telling the World War II veterans that the trip was off, was the worst, says Honor Flight's Rosenbeck.
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