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Veteran feels appreciated after Honor Flight BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Peoria Times Executive Editor
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hen Michael Lancaster returned from serving in Vietnam in 1970, he was met with a disgusting response at a West Coast airport. “We came out of the bathroom, and a group of about 10 people called us horrible names and threw a bucket of pig’s blood on us,” said Lancaster, who lives in Peoria. “It ruined our uniforms.” Fifty years later, he received the welcome he deserved as part of Honor Flight, locally sponsored trips led by nonprofits that transport veterans to see the war memorials in Washington, D.C. The trips are free to the veterans. “To have the recognition of people was amazing,” Lancaster said.
Honor Flight, which uses locally sponsored trips led by nonprofits to transport veterans to Washington, D.C., honored Michael Lancaster for his service in the Vietnam War. (Enrique Garcia/Contributor)
“The high school kids and teachers who came up to us and said, ‘Thank you for your service,’ was a totally awesome experience.’” Honor Flight Arizona recognizes World War II veterans (served between Dec. 7, 1941, and Dec. 31, 1946), U.S. Armed Forces Cold War veterans (served between Jan. 1, 1946, and Feb. 27, 1961), U.S. armed forces Korean War veterans (served between June 25, 1950, and Jan. 31, 1955), and U.S. armed forces Vietnam War veterans (served between Feb. 28, 1961, and May 7, 1975). “Honor Flight Arizona is thrilled to continue flying into June of this year,” added Robert Krug, Honor Flight Arizona vice president. SEE HONOR PAGE 5
WV students participate in summer surgical program BY JORDAN ROGERS
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tudents from across the Valley spent their summer at Abrazo West Campus learning about health careers and helping in various departments through the hospital’s summer program. Needing to meet a specific criterion to apply, more than 200 students between the ages of 15 to 19 applied for this inclusive program last spring. “It was really something to guide our kids in our community, since Abrazo
West is a really big community hospital,” said Trisha Pollard, director of surgical services at the Goodyear hospital. “We like to feed our community. … It’s really just the development of our kids and kind of growing them into this field.” Of the more than 200 who applied, just 42 students were selected to partake, coming from Anthem, Avondale, Buckeye, Glendale, Goodyear, Litchfield Park, Peoria, Scottsdale and other locales. Pollard said she was impressed with what she saw. “These are really driven students,” Pol-
lard said. “When I was even just talking to them, they really knew what they wanted to do. They really had good questions to ask. You can tell they were really engaged. “They were really just engaged and happy to be here. So, it was really, really exciting.” Highlighting the program were onehour “Lunch and Learn” sessions and four-hour workshops that offered handson activities and speakers ranging from
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