Maine Gov. Janet Mills hugs World War II Air Force veteran John Wotherspoon after he received special recognition at a welcome home event for Maine Honor Flight attendees at Portland International Jetport on Sunday.
Honor flight veterans say hello to the friends and family who came to greet them at a welcome home event at Portland International Jetport on Sunday.
Fern Poland steps out of the crowd to hug his father, Ron Poland, of Bremen, after he and dozens of other veterans returned home from a Maine Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C., at Portland International Jetport on Sunday.
People clap and cheer at a welcome home event for Maine Honor Flight attendees at Portland International Jetport on Sunday.
Berenice Deblois, a Vietnam War-era Army veteran, becomes emotional as a letter from Barack Obama about honoring Vietnam War veterans is read to the crowd at a welcome home event for Maine Honor Flight attendees at Portland International Jetport on Sunday.
Deborah White looks out into the crowd at a welcome home event for Maine Honor Flight attendees at Portland International Jetport on Sunday. White’s father, Everett White, a 91-year-old Korean War veteran, went on the trip.
Honor flight attendees stand during a prayer at a welcome home event at Portland International Jetport on Sunday.
Honor flight veterans greet friends and family who came to greet them at a welcome home event at Portland International Jetport on Sunday.
Gov. Janet Mills, second from right, sits next to World War II Air Force veteran John Wotherspoon at a welcome home event for Maine Honor Flight attendees at Portland International Jetport on Sunday.
Honor flight attendees, guardians, friends and family listen to speakers at a welcome home event for the veterans at Portland International Jetport on Sunday.
Gov. Janet Mills stands with her hand over her heart as the flag passes by at a welcome home event for Maine Honor Flight attendees at Portland International Jetport on Sunday.
