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Barack Obama surprises veterans on honor flight to DC ahead of Veterans Day
Former U.S. President Barack Obama greets veterans exiting a plane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. (Credit: Barack Obama via Facebook)
WASHINGTON – Former President Barack Obama surprised a group of veterans who flew into D.C. over the weekend ahead of Veterans Day.
Obama surprises veterans
What we know:
A group of veterans of the Vietnam and Korean wars flew into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Saturday, as part of an honor flight from Wisconsin. The veterans were visiting their memorials ahead of Veterans Day on Tuesday.
“When you come to greet our Honor Flight Veterans at DCA, you never know who might be there. On Saturday, our Veterans from Badger Honor Flight were surprised when Barack Obama showed up to greet them when they arrived at DCA,” said a post on the Honor Flight Facebook page on Saturday. “He boarded the plane after it landed and addressed the group, then shook every hand and presented each with a presidential challenge coin!”
Obama shared video of the moment on his own Facebook page on Tuesday, showing him greeting the veterans as they got off the plane, and the large crowd of people greeting them as they walked into the terminal.
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What they’re saying:
“Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC,” the former president wrote. “To all those who bravely served our country, thank you to you and your family for your extraordinary service. The sacrifices that all of you have made to protect our country will be honored, today and every day.”
What is an Honor Flight?
Dig deeper:
Honor Flight DCA is a volunteer organization that flies veterans to Washington from over 100 hubs across the U.S. The organization brings the veterans to D.C. to visit the memorials for the wars they fought in, free of charge.
The group has flown approximately 300,000 veterans to D.C. over the last 20 years, according to their website.
What’s next:
The Honor Flight organization has one more flight scheduled in 2025, with a group from Austin arriving at DCA on Dec. 6.
The Source: Information in this story is from the Honor Flight At Reagan Facebook page and website and Barack Obama’s Facebook page.
Washington, D.C
National Guard member who survived D.C. attack ‘slowly healing,’ West Virginia’s governor says
Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, the National Guard member who survived last month’s deadly attack near the White House is “slowly healing,” West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Friday.
His colleague, Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, was killed in the shooting the day before Thanksgiving when a suspect opened fire on a Washington, D.C., street. The guard members had been deployed to the city as part of a Trump administration order to fight crime in the capital.
Morrisey said in an update on Wolfe’s status that his head wound “is slowly healing.” He cited the soldier’s parents for the information.
He said Wolfe, 24, may have two to three more weeks of acute care as he heals and recovers, the governor said, citing the family. He said Wolfe’s family has been “optimistic” about his health.
“He’s beginning to ‘look more like himself,” Morrisey said, quoting Wolfe’s parents.
Wolfe was initially said to be in critical condition, and President Donald Trump said hours after the violence that Wolfe was “in very bad shape.”
The suspect in the attack, Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, made a virtual court appearance Tuesday from a hospital bed.
Lakanwal, who was also shot during the Nov. 26 shooting, was charged with first-degree murder, assault with intent to kill while armed, possession of a firearm, and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence.
He pleaded not guilty to all counts.
A vigil for Wolfe was expected to take place Friday night at Musselman High School in Inwood, West Virginia, Wolfe’s alma mater, the governor said.
US officials have arrested a man suspected of planting pipe bombs at the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic parties in Washington, DC, the night before the January 6 Capitol insurrection.
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