Sandy Palans was one of 55 veterans on board the 101st Greater St. Louis Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.

He served in the army from 1956-1958 in Fort Huachuca in Arizona. Greater St. Louis Honor Flight honors area veterans’ service by providing an all-inclusive trip to Washington, D.C. to visit the war memorials built in their honor.

Highlights of the one-day trip include visits to the World War II Memorial, the Korean War Memorial, the Vietnam Memorial and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial.