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Space Coast Honor Flight flew its first group of veterans from Melbourne Orlando International Airport.

The group of veterans included those who served in the Korean War, Vietnam War, and post-Vietnam conflicts.

Flying from Melbourne instead of Orlando is expected to shorten the trip by at least four hours for the veterans.

Like a patriotic parade, a procession of U.S. military veterans from the Vietnam War era and other conflicts walked and wheeled who were waving American flags, shaking hands and holding signs at Melbourne Orlando International Airport.

Space Coast Honor Flight's emerged from the gate concourse just before 10:50 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, returning home from a Washington, D.C., tour behind an honor guard and a bagpiper playing "You're a Grand Old Fl

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