On Saturday, May 30, our Motor Officers and Airport Precinct officers were proud to help kick off Hudson Valley Honor Flight Mission 39 and later welcome home all the participating veterans and their families back to Westchester County Airport.

The veterans, many on this mission having served in the Vietnam War, spent the day in Washington D.C. visiting our nation's war memorials.

Airport Precinct officers teamed up with Airport Operations personnel, TSA officers, local Fire and EMS personnel, and hundreds of family members and friends to provide a special welcome home ceremony when the veterans returned to the airport Saturday night.

This great program is run by Hudson Valley Honor Flight, a nonprofit organization which “Honors American Veterans” for all their sacrifices. The organization transports American heroes to Washington, D.C. to visit their memorials at no cost to them.

We were proud to participate once again and we join in thanking these veterans for their service to our nation.

Note: More photos on our Facebook (Westchester County Police Department) and Instagram (@wcpdny) pages.