Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans from Discovery Village at Stuart, an assisted living facility, with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”CRYSTAL VANDER WEIT/TCPALM
Pilot Darryl Smith (left) and crew chief Melanie Smith help World War II veteran Carl Cole, 99, into a 1940 Stearman biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. Cole served in the U. S. Coast Guard and crossed the Atlantic Ocean 22 times during his service. “It was amazingly calm,” said Cole. “It was interesting being up there and seeing all the spots I’m familiar with.” Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifted Cole and five other veterans a flight in the WWII-era plane.
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Korean War veteran James Hoshowsky, 89, smiles before heading to the sky in a 1940 Stearman biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifted Hoshowsky and five other veterans a flight in the WWII-era plane.
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans from Discovery Village at Stuart, an assisted living facility, with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans from Discovery Village at Stuart, an assisted living facility, with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans from Discovery Village at Stuart, an assisted living facility, with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans from Discovery Village at Stuart, an assisted living facility, with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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Pilot Darryl Smith (right) and crew chief Melanie Smith (left) help Korean War veteran James Hoshowsky, 89, into a 1940 Stearman biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.” Dream Flights gifted Hoshowsky and five other veterans a flight in the WWII-era plane.
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans from Discovery Village at Stuart, an assisted living facility, with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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Veteran Ronald Tousignant, 89, gives a thumbs-up before heading to the sky in a 1940 Stearman biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifted Tousignant and five other veterans a flight in the WWII-era plane.
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Pilot Darryl Smith helps veteran Ronald Tousignant, 89, into a 1940 Stearman biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifted Tousignant and five other veterans a flight in the WWII-era plane.
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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World War II veteran Carl Cole, 99, waves before heading to the sky in a 1940 Stearman biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. Cole served in the U. S. Coast Guard and crossed the Atlantic Ocean 22 times during his service. “It was amazingly calm,” said Cole. “It was interesting being up there and seeing all the spots I’m familiar with.” Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifted Cole and five other veterans a flight in the WWII-era plane.
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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Dream Flights, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring veterans, gifts six veterans with a flight in a 1940 Stearman World War II-era biplane, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Witham Field in Stuart. “The purpose of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave, and you all are the ones who gave,” said pilot Darryl Smith. “It’s our mission to give something back to you for what you’ve done for our country.”
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