FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A hero’s journey is underway for 67 veterans on the 33rd Central Valley Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.

Their acts of heroism, sacrifice, and duty span from 1948 to the early 2000s.

Sixty-five men and two women who served during the Cold War, Korean War, Vietnam War, and Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield make up the 33rd Central Valley Honor Flight. Their stories are all unique, and each one deserves to be heard.

For Vietnam Veteran Don Jaramillo, it’s not about where he’s going, it’s about what he’s taking with him. Around his neck, he wears a necklace with the bullet that came just inches from killing him.

“It’s a .30 caliber armor-piercing round. This is just the steel part of it. The lead jacket was stuck in my back, but didn’t go into my back,

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