Service as a volunteer often leads to unexpected experiences and rewards. Such was one woman’s experience as she was ‘buddy’d up’ with a veteran flown in to Washington D.C. in a group invited to visit ‘their’ memorials.
Welcome, first time MilSuccessNet guest blogger as she shares the opportunity she had to get to know her country’s veterans one name, one story and one day at a time in a story entitled: Honor Flight: Spending a day with the Greatest Generation changed my life.
Her post follows coverage of the screening of documentary, Honor Flight the Movie. Photos in this post are those of Ms Rodriguez.
Diana M. Rodriguez is a writer and editor who blogs on topics of social interest. She has deep roots in the Veterans’ community as public affairs practitioner with a focus on their issues and also as friend and family member.
Our peek into her memorable, diary type entry, is excerpted from a February 2013 post on her popular blog: I Mean What I Say but I Don’t Say It Meanly. (MilSuccessNet has added captions and sub-heads here only)
2010 had been a challenging year, for our writer. It held tough times for her on the personal front, in her health and in the uncertainty of her job. The call to serve beckoned her at just the right time….And now, in her own words…..