Here is Mr. Atwood. He had a "cardiac incident" at Reagan National upon arrival so we got to know each other in the back of the ambulance and at the Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington. He is an almost 92 year old WWII Bronze Star hero, served in Italy --infantry combat division. He is one amazing guy! He is smiling here with the ER doctor - Dr Martin--who was delightful (even when he left ER AMA)!
The most amazing thing happened when we took at taxi back to the Airport from ER mid-afternoon- the GM of Continental Airlines-DCA put us in her BMW and personally drove Mr. Atwood to see the WWII Memorial before we had to fly home. His words (with tears): "I will never, ever forget this day."
Greg was able to fly with us as a newsreporter for WTIU, along with his camera guy, and is doing a 2-part story on the flight. You can watch an initial clip that aired
last night with a YouTube- search "WTIU NewsBreak, April 29, 2010.
In spite of some of the difficulty of the day, it was an amazing experience!
Greg was able to fly with us as a newsreporter for WTIU, along with his camera guy, and is doing a 2-part story on the flight. You can watch an initial clip that aired last night with a YouTube- search "WTIU NewsBreak, April 29, 2010.
In spite of some of the difficulty of the day, it was an amazing experience!
3 comments:
What an experience that must have been! He was lucky to have you there with him...glad he got to make it to the memorial after all.
that story made my day.....the greatest generation indeed!!!
I cried reading it. What an awesome event for these WWII vets!
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