Team Minot welcomes back the Western North Dakota Honor Flight

A veteran overlooks the cheering crowd during the Western North Dakota Honor Flight homecoming at Minot International Airport in Minot, N.D., April 28, 2025. Veterans were welcomed by family, friends and supporters after visiting Washington, D.C. memorials honoring their military service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis Gomez)

Team Minot welcomes back the Western North Dakota Honor Flight

Veterans with the Western North Dakota Honor Flight are greeted by Col. Jesse Lamarand, 5th Bomb Wong commander (center), and Col. James Schlabach, 91st Missile Wing Commander (right), at Minot International Airport in Minot, N.D., April 28, 2025. The group returned from a two-day trip to Washington, D.C., where they visited war memorials and national landmarks built in their honor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis Gomez)

Team Minot welcomes back the Western North Dakota Honor Flight

A poster for the veterans returning from the Western North Dakota Honor Flight at Minot International Airport in Minot, N.D., April 28, 2025. The group returned from a two-day trip to Washington, D.C., where they visited war memorials and national landmarks built in their honor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis Gomez)

Team Minot welcomes back the Western North Dakota Honor Flight

A veteran waves at the crowd during the Western North Dakota Honor Flight homecoming at Minot International Airport in Minot, N.D., April 28, 2025. Veterans were welcomed by family, friends and supporters after visiting Washington, D.C. memorials honoring their military service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis Gomez)

Team Minot welcomes the Western North Dakota Honor Flight

Published May 1, 2025
By Airman 1st Class Luis Gomez
5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- A veteran overlooks the cheering crowd during the Western North Dakota Honor Flight homecoming at Minot International Airport in Minot, N.D., April 28, 2025. Veterans were welcomed by family, friends and supporters after visiting Washington, D.C. memorials honoring their military service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis Gomez)