PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Nine veterans of World War II and 15 veterans of the Korean War are flying to Washington, D.C. on Saturday for a whirlwind tour of the war memorials and Arlington National Cemetery.Honor Flight "Uniform" is sponsored by the Rhode Island Retired Deputy Sheriffs Association, which raised $13,500 from charity golf tournaments to send these veterans from Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut to visit the memorials.Jerry Newsham, the association's [...]
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