LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Eleven days after returning from an Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C., Vietnam veteran Bob Dworkin is still reading thank-you letters.
The Honor Flight Southern Nevada trip ended on April 19. Dworkin and his wife, Barbara, have been working through a stack of cards and letters at their Henderson home.
On the plane ride home from touring war memorials and other locations in the Washington D.C. area, the group got “mail call.” Cards and letters from back home symbolized when service members got greetings from home during wartime.
Dworkin was overwhelmed by the volume of mail. He waited until he got home to open it. He read one card to FOX5.
“I am very grateful for what you have done to keep us safe,” he said.
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His wife Barbara read another card. “The Vietnam War was a difficult time for our country, and you served us proudly. Because of veterans like you, today our nation stands strong. I salute you.”
The card was signed by Leanne from Kansas City.
Dworkin is a practicing accountant. Before going to Vietnam, he worked in El Segundo, California, dealing with money sent for different operations of troops.
Barbara Dworkin said the letters are heartwarming.
“The children don’t really understand what it is that they’re writing, but they take the time to write thank yous and meaningful words,” she said. “I’m sure aided by teachers. But all in all, it’s just wonderful. Heartwarming.”
Dworkin had not finished opening all the letters before FOX5 left the couple’s home.
In all, people wrote 3,731 cards and letters to veterans on the trip.
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