September 10, 2013 12:00 am
Wilbert Kalmbach, a World War II veteran, encountered a 2-year old girl with her parents at the WWII Memorial, in Washington, D.C. She told him, "Thank you for serving," and her father said, "These are the veterans I told you about, remember?" Kalmbach is a retired Camas paper mill employee.
Wilbert Kalmbach, a participant in the Honor Flight program, talked to several eighth grade students. He told them knowledge is useless unless it is shared, and skill breeds success. "So autograph your work with excellence," Kalmbach said. His daughter, Maria Dunn, served as his guardian during the trip. There was no cost to Kalmbach or the other veterans, while the guardians each paid $400.
A retired Camas paper mill employee recently had an opportunity to visit several sites in Washington, D.C., as part of the Honor Flight program.
Wilbert Kalmbach, a World War II veteran, and his daughter Maria Dunn saw The Lincoln Memorial, Air Force and Marine Corps memorials and a Vietnam memorial that honors the nurses who served.
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