Large celebration to welcome home Kentucky’s first all-female Honor Flight

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The greater than 1500 folks filling Blue Grass Airport Saturday night time skilled fairly the vary of emotion.

The greater than 130 veterans, on the primary all-woman Honor Flight Kentucky, have been met with hugs, tears, presents, and most significantly love from folks all around the state.

“As a feminine veteran I’ve by no means felt this appreciated for my army service. It was stunning and really emotional. Additionally simply very fantastic to spend the day with all the different feminine veterans and listen to their tales,” mentioned Navy veteran Davina Warner.

Warner made historical past Saturday. However extra one thing extra essential to Warner and the veterans getting back from DC, was the airport filled with assist.

“As quickly as we stepped and noticed all of the folks standing there I simply began crying. It was so fantastic to see how many individuals within the commonwealth are supportive of us feminine veterans.”

From husbands eagerly trying over the gang for his or her wives, to the embraces as soon as discovered. From outdated buddies, to assembly new ones. And possibly most particular is the younger era of ladies within the crowd seeing the celebration first hand.

“I simply suppose it’s essential for this one for all the females to be supporting one another as a result of we’re a robust 60% now and we rely,” mentioned one lady within the crowd.

“They’re keen to sacrifice their lives for our freedom and there’s not phrases to thank them however possibly it is a means we will present them how a lot we assist their sacrifice,” mentioned one other.

There are extra honor flights scheduled for this fall.

Our personal Amber Philpott was additionally the Emcee of the welcome dwelling celebration.

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