Veterans’ dreams take flight

  • Residents from the Blue Ridge Assisted Living and Memory Care took to the skies Friday, June 10, for a Dream Flight. Shown with the pilot is Gene Bennett, center, and son, Ken Bennett, left.
    Residents from the Blue Ridge Assisted Living and Memory Care took to the skies Friday, June 10, for a Dream Flight. Shown with the pilot is Gene Bennett, center, and son, Ken Bennett, left.
  • WW II veteran Hoyt Campbell was one of the recipients of this year’s Dream Flight, which took to the skies Friday, June 10.
    WW II veteran Hoyt Campbell was one of the recipients of this year’s Dream Flight, which took to the skies Friday, June 10.
  • Rose Postelle was one of the recipients of this year’s Dream Flight, which took to the skies Friday, June 10.
    Rose Postelle was one of the recipients of this year’s Dream Flight, which took to the skies Friday, June 10.
  • WW II veteran Bill Langford was one of the recipients of this year’s Dream Flight, which took to the skies Friday, June 10.
    WW II veteran Bill Langford was one of the recipients of this year’s Dream Flight, which took to the skies Friday, June 10.
  • Mary Piper, whose husband served in the military, was one of the recipients of this year’s Dream Flight, which took to the skies Friday, June 10.
    Mary Piper, whose husband served in the military, was one of the recipients of this year’s Dream Flight, which took to the skies Friday, June 10.
  • Blue Ridge Assisted Living and Memory Care residents were treated to Dream Flights Friday, June 10. Shown are Blue Ridge Assisted Living and Memory Care employees, from left, Activities Director Lyndsay Davenport, Senior Lifestyle Counselor Cindy Querry, Concierge Kim Cheaves and Executive Director Teresa Carter.
    Blue Ridge Assisted Living and Memory Care residents were treated to Dream Flights Friday, June 10. Shown are Blue Ridge Assisted Living and Memory Care employees, from left, Activities Director Lyndsay Davenport, Senior Lifestyle Counselor Cindy Querry, Concierge Kim Cheaves and Executive Director Teresa Carter.
  • A Blue Ridge Assisted Living and Memory Care resident and WWII veteran Hoyt Campbell signed the tail of the Dream Flight plane Friday, June 10. This tail piece will be featured in a Freedom Flight museum.
    A Blue Ridge Assisted Living and Memory Care resident and WWII veteran Hoyt Campbell signed the tail of the Dream Flight plane Friday, June 10. This tail piece will be featured in a Freedom Flight museum.
Five residents of the Blue Ridge Assisted Living and Memory Care embarked on a Dream Flight through the sky Friday morning, June 10. Senior Lifestyle Counselor Cindy Querry said, “Though the…

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