Thompson chosen for Honor Flight

“In 1967, while still in high school, I received my military draft notice two months before graduation. I served two years in the Army stationed in Germany. I left the service but returned to active duty serving in the Air Force, retiring in 1994. I graduated from Colorado State University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science Degree.

Recently, I was chosen to go to Washington, DC, on the Rocky Mountain Honor Flight for veterans. It’s a national organization with a mission of honoring our nation’s veterans by bringing them to Washington, DC, to visit the memorials dedicated to their service and sacrifice. The Rocky Mountain Honor Flight takes veterans from the following eras: World War II, Korean War, Vietnam Conflict, and Gulf War Conflict on a three-day, all-expense paid trip to our nation’s capital.

As a member of the Choctaw tribe, I was deeply honored to be able to represent my Tribe in being selected with 180 veterans for the Rocky Mountain Honor Flight. The ‘journey’ of the Honor flight includes spending several hours at the World War II Memorial and visiting other Washington landmarks such as the Korean War Memorial, Vietnam Wall, Lincoln Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery and changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Marine Corps War Memorial.

It truly was a privilege and an honor for me to be among these honored veterans as a proud Choctaw, Army and Air Force veteran.” – Steven D. Thompson