George Matthews reads a letter of gratitude from his granddaughter while he waits at the airport in Washington, D.C. at the conclusion of the Space Coast Honor Flight trip Oct. 27, 2018. Since the inception of SCHF in 2010, the nonprofit has flown 1,350 WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam War Veterans on 53 flights to visit their memorials on the all-expense-paid day trip to D.C. Each SCHF trip includes 25 Veterans, 25 Guardian Escorts, and six staff members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goonan)