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Dreams Take Flight at Springfield Masonic Community

Off they go into the wild blue yonder…

On August 11th, 2021 the Ohio Masonic Home, in partnership with Dream Flights, paid a high honor to several World War II veterans by offering them rides in a restored 1941 Stearman biplane, at Grimes Field in Urbana, Ohio. You could say it was a sky high honor.

Dream Flights is a non-profit organization established and dedicated to seniors and United States military veterans. These veterans from all across the country, living in senior living facilities were offered the opportunity to soar like an eagle. This day was a special day to honor each one of them.

Springfield Masonic Community veterans had the chance to fly, as well as several from Sidney, Ohio. They ranged in age from 95 to 101 years old. Family and friends came to see these men take their special flights. Some of the veterans had as many as four generations of family enjoying this adventure.

Darryl Fisher, the founder of Dream Flights, gave these veterans the unique opportunity as part of Operation September Freedom. He says, “When they’re up in the clouds, their wartime memories come flooding back. It seems to pale in comparison to the gift they gave us in terms of freedom, but it’s what we can do, so we love to do it. It’s very emotional. I get teared up when they start telling stories, and I see the joy on their face. It’s a very powerful experience.”

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