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Long Island WWII Veterans Embark On An 'Honor Flight' to Washington

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Eleanor Rizutto, a World War II army nurse with Honor Flight Long Island, speaks with a fellow army nurse veteran visiting the memorial from Reno, Nevada

Eleanor Rizutto, a World War II army nurse with Honor Flight Long Island, speaks with a fellow army nurse veteran visiting the memorial from Reno, Nevada

Long Island World War II veterans at the World War II Memorial in Washington

Long Island World War II veterans at the World War II Memorial in Washington

Long Island World War II Veterans at the World War II Memorial in Washington

Long Island World War II Veterans at the World War II Memorial in Washington

Long Island World War II veterans at the World War II Memorial in Washington

Long Island World War II veterans at the World War II Memorial in Washington

Long Island World War II veterans at the World War II Memorial in Washington

Long Island World War II veterans at the World War II Memorial in Washington

Long Island World War II Veterans at the World War II Memorial in Washington

Long Island World War II Veterans at the World War II Memorial in Washington Alec Giufurta

Vincent DePalo of Bethpage, a World War II veteran, arrives at the World War II Memorial in Washington with Honor Flight Long Island

Vincent DePalo of Bethpage, a World War II veteran, arrives at the World War II Memorial in Washington with Honor Flight Long Island

authorAlec Giufurta on Oct 4, 2021
Inside the basin of the World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Eleanor Rizutto, 100, found someone with a shared story: Not only a World War... more

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