Timber Lake father and son make Honor Flight trip to DC
Carl Winterberg (left) and his son Adrian (right) at the center of the World War II memorial, where each gold star represents 100 deaths that occurred during the conflict.
The charter plane carrying the veterans was honored with a salute by fire trucks upon landing in Washington.
Adrian Winterberg (left) and Carl Winterberg (right) at the World War II memorial
On May 5, at four in the morning, Carl Winterberg and his son Adrian of Timber Lake were at an airport in Sioux Falls, boarding a plane bound for Washington, DC. Midwest Honor Flight organizes trips for veterans to visit military memorials in Washington and provides them with “respect, honor, and closure” through the experience.
The Capitol and the monuments there were something that Carl had wante…
