Nine Bethany Village residents have been selected for an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. Honor Flight Dayton‘s mission is to take veterans who served from WWII through the end of the Vietnam Era to see their memorials.

PICTURED: Veterans Teb Baines, Dennis Barber, Fred Witwer, John Linville, Gary Baker with brother Leonard Baker (not a Bethany resident) and JD Livesay, with Centerville City Council Member Belinda Kenley and Montgomery County Treasurer John McManus

Bethany Village Independent Living Life Enrichment staff hosted a happy hour September 22 to celebrate the group of veterans:

• • Teb Baines

• • Gary Baker

• • Dennis Barber

• • Tom Broadwell

• • John Linville

• • JD Livesay

• • Jack Wilson

• • Harmon Withee

• • Fred Witwer

Although their original departure was set for September 23, tropical storm threats have postponed the Honor Flight to April 20, 2024. “Our veterans want to have a day they will never forget,” said Diana Deen Pry on behalf of the Honor Flight Dayton Board. “We take the safety of our veterans very seriously and do not want to compromise the well-being of any of the veterans on the trip.”

UPDATE: Five additional residents are planning to depart on the April 20th Honor Flight! A welcome home reception & happy hour is scheduled for residents on April 26th from 3-4pm.

• • Tom Angotti

• • Fred Berta

• • Lew Hann

• • Jerry Swain

• • Donald Weckstein

Thanks to Life Enrichment staff Cathy Howard and Leigh O’Brien for organizing all the fun!

Entertainment by guitarist Tony Peters

Veteran Ron ‘Socks’ Bowersock, 2015 Honor Flight passenger

Army Veteran Tom Adinaro chats with Cathy, Leigh, and Jackie

Belinda Kenley, Centerville City Council; John McManus, Montgomery County Treasurer; Jackie D’Aurora, Graceworks Vice President-Marketing & Advancement; Abby Eshbaugh, Graceworks Communications & PR Manager; and Air Force Veteran JD Livesay