Utah honor flight departs for nation's capital

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

World War ll veteran Reed Holdaway, of Salt Lake City, listens to instructions during a morning briefing at the Utah State Senate Building, prior to departure of a Utah Honor Flight from Salt Lake City, Thursday, September 17, 2015. The flight shuttled World War ll and Korean War Veterans to Washington, D.C,. where they will be given the opportunity to view memorials erected in memory of their service. The Utah House of Representatives raised $35,000 to sponsor the flight so the veterans could participate free of cost.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

WWll and Korean War veterans board buses to the airport following a morning briefing at the Utah State Senate Building. The vets were participating in a Utah Honor Flight departing from Salt Lake City, Thursday, September 17, 2015. The flight shuttled World War ll and Korean War Veterans to Washington, D.C., where they will be given the opportunity to view memorials erected in memory of their service. The Utah House of Representatives raised $35,000 to sponsor the flight so the veterans could participate free of cost.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

World War ll veteran Willard Mann, of Salt Lake City, listens to instructions during a morning briefing at the Utah State Senate Building, prior to departure of a Utah Honor Flight from Salt Lake City, Thursday, September 17, 2015. The flight shuttled World War ll and Korean War Veterans to Washington, D.C., where they will be given the opportunity to view memorials erected in memory of their service. A photograph of Mann from 1942, right, shows him in Boca Raton, FL prior to heading to Diss, England, where he was a radio gunner on B-17s and flew dangerous daylight mission dover Germany. The Utah House of Representatives raised $35,000 to sponsor the flight so the veterans could participate free of cost.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

An emotional Jane Day, hugs her father, World War ll veteran Max Burdick, of Salt Lake City, during a song being sung at a morning briefing at the Utah State Senate Building, prior to the departure of a Utah Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., Salt Lake City, Thursday, September 17, 2015. The flight shuttled World War ll and Korean War Veterans to the nation's capital, where they will be given the opportunity to view memorials erected in memory of their service. Burdick, 92, was aboard the USS St. Louis during the Pearl Harbor invasion on Dec. 7, 1941. The Utah House of Representatives raised $35,000 to sponsor the flight so the veterans could participate free of cost.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

World War ll veteran Max Burdick, of Salt Lake City, talks to the media following a morning briefing at the Utah State Senate Building, prior to the departure of a Utah Honor Flight from Salt Lake City, Thursday, September 17, 2015. The flight shuttled World War ll and Korean War Veterans to Washington, D.C,. where they will be given the opportunity to view memorials erected in memory of their service. Burdick, 92, was aboard the USS St. Louis during the Pearl Harbor invasion on Dec. 7, 1941. The Utah House of Representatives raised $35,000 to sponsor the flight so the veterans could participate free of cost.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

World War ll veteran Willard Mann, of Salt Lake City, gets a hug as he listens to instructions during a morning briefing at the Utah State Senate Building, prior to departure of a Utah Honor Flight from Salt Lake City, Thursday, September 17, 2015. The flight shuttled World War ll and Korean War Veterans to Washington, D.C., where they will be given the opportunity to view memorials erected in memory of their service. The Utah House of Representatives raised $35,000 to sponsor the flight so the veterans could participate free of cost.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

WWll and Korean War veterans talk to the media following a morning briefing at the Utah State Senate Building, prior to departure of a Utah Honor Flight from Salt Lake City, Thursday, September 17, 2015. The flight shuttled World War ll and Korean War Veterans to Washington, D.C., where they will be given the opportunity to view memorials erected in memory of their service. The Utah House of Representatives raised $35,000 to sponsor the flight so the veterans could participate free of cost.

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Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune World War ll veteran Reed Holdaway, of Salt Lake City, listens to instructions during a morning briefing at the Utah State Senate Building, prior to departure of a Utah Honor Flight from Salt Lake City, Thursday, September 17, 2015. The flight shuttled World War ll and Korean War Veterans to Washington, D.C,. where they will be given the opportunity to view memorials erected in memory of their service. The Utah House of Representatives raised $35,000 to sponsor the flight so the veterans could participate free of cost. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune WWll and Korean War veterans board buses to the airport following a morning briefing at the Utah State Senate Building. The vets were participating in a Utah Honor Flight departing from Salt Lake City, Thursday, September 17, 2015. The flight shuttled World War ll and Korean War Veterans to Washington, D.C., where they will be given the opportunity to view memorials erected in memory of their service. The Utah House of Representatives raised $35,000 to sponsor the flight so the veterans could participate free of cost. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune World War ll veteran Willard Mann, of Salt Lake City, listens to instructions during a morning briefing at the Utah State Senate Building, prior to departure of a Utah Honor Flight from Salt Lake City, Thursday, September 17, 2015. The flight shuttled World War ll and Korean War Veterans to Washington, D.C., where they will be given the opportunity to view memorials erected in memory of their service. A photograph of Mann from 1942, right, shows him in Boca Raton, FL prior to heading to Diss, England, where he was a radio gunner on B-17s and flew dangerous daylight mission dover Germany. The Utah House of Representatives raised $35,000 to sponsor the flight so the veterans could participate free of cost. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune An emotional Jane Day, hugs her father, World War ll veteran Max Burdick, of Salt Lake City, during a song being sung at a morning briefing at the Utah State Senate Building, prior to the departure of a Utah Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., Salt Lake City, Thursday, September 17, 2015. The flight shuttled World War ll and Korean War Veterans to the nation's capital, where they will be given the opportunity to view memorials erected in memory of their service. Burdick, 92, was aboard the USS St. Louis during the Pearl Harbor invasion on Dec. 7, 1941. The Utah House of Representatives raised $35,000 to sponsor the flight so the veterans could participate free of cost. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune WWll and Korean War veterans board buses to the airport following a morning briefing at the Utah State Senate Building. The vets were participating in a Utah Honor Flight in Salt Lake City, Thursday, September 17, 2015. The flight shuttled World War ll and Korean War Veterans to Washington, D.C., where they will be given the opportunity to view memorials erected in memory of their service. The Utah House of Representatives raised $35,000 to sponsor the flight so the veterans could participate free of cost. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune World War ll veteran Max Burdick, of Salt Lake City, talks to the media following a morning briefing at the Utah State Senate Building, prior to the departure of a Utah Honor Flight from Salt Lake City, Thursday, September 17, 2015. The flight shuttled World War ll and Korean War Veterans to Washington, D.C,. where they will be given the opportunity to view memorials erected in memory of their service. Burdick, 92, was aboard the USS St. Louis during the Pearl Harbor invasion on Dec. 7, 1941. The Utah House of Representatives raised $35,000 to sponsor the flight so the veterans could participate free of cost. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune World War ll veteran Willard Mann, of Salt Lake City, gets a hug as he listens to instructions during a morning briefing at the Utah State Senate Building, prior to departure of a Utah Honor Flight from Salt Lake City, Thursday, September 17, 2015. The flight shuttled World War ll and Korean War Veterans to Washington, D.C., where they will be given the opportunity to view memorials erected in memory of their service. The Utah House of Representatives raised $35,000 to sponsor the flight so the veterans could participate free of cost. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune WWll and Korean War veterans talk to the media following a morning briefing at the Utah State Senate Building, prior to departure of a Utah Honor Flight from Salt Lake City, Thursday, September 17, 2015. The flight shuttled World War ll and Korean War Veterans to Washington, D.C., where they will be given the opportunity to view memorials erected in memory of their service. The Utah House of Representatives raised $35,000 to sponsor the flight so the veterans could participate free of cost.

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· September 17, 2015 8:58 pm

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An emotional Jane Day, above, hugs her father, World War ll veteran Max Burdick, 92, of Salt Lake City, shown in inset, at the Utah Senate Building on Thursday, prior to Burdick's departure on a Utah Honor Flight to Washington. Veterans from World War II and the Korean War will tour the WWII, Vietnam, Korean, Air Force, Marine, Women's and Lincoln memorials during their visit to the nation's capital. They also will visit Arlington Cemetery. Sponsored by the Utah House of Representatives, which raised $35,000, the trip's participants include 93-year-old former Navy Lt. J.G. Haven Barlow, a WWII veteran and Utah's longest serving state lawmaker. The group will return from Washington on Saturday.