There is an endless supply of veterans, I don’t think we want the military to start a permanent tradition of this type.
I don’t have a problem with it in this case. It’s not like there’s an international airport to fly into at Iwo. Pearl Harbor, Normandy, etc...a different matter.
We’re talking about Iwo Jima veterans. Even the youngest are in their 80’s. I’m sure my husband is not going to demand a trip to Iraq 65 years from now to commemorate his service there.
They had arranged a charter flight, got the permissions and made it to Okinawa before the plans for the final leg to Iwo Jima fell through. It’s the 65th anniversary of the battle and there are plenty of planes right there on the tarmac on Okinawa. I don’t have a problem with it.
Besides, they’re not just any veterans—they’re Marines!