Fourth annual Welcome Home draws record attendance

  • Photo by Linda Hagberg From left, VSO Danna Pash, Cherokee County Chamber Director Sherry Raines, Bruno Coltri and John Bandy are on stage as Raines is presented a Sisters Who Serve shawl and Bandy a Quilt of Valor.
    Photo by Linda Hagberg From left, VSO Danna Pash, Cherokee County Chamber Director Sherry Raines, Bruno Coltri and John Bandy are on stage as Raines is presented a Sisters Who Serve shawl and Bandy a Quilt of Valor.
  • Photo by Linda Hagberg Annie Lloyd, of Hayesville, sings the national anthem and other songs at Welcome Home's fourth annual event at Western Carolina Regional Airport.
    Photo by Linda Hagberg Annie Lloyd, of Hayesville, sings the national anthem and other songs at Welcome Home's fourth annual event at Western Carolina Regional Airport.
  • Photo by Linda Hagberg The T 34 on display was offering rides to anyone who wanted to go up after the event came to a close. The plane took off from the airport with passengers 20 times after the show.
    Photo by Linda Hagberg The T 34 on display was offering rides to anyone who wanted to go up after the event came to a close. The plane took off from the airport with passengers 20 times after the show.
  • Photo by Linda Hagberg MSG Robert Scott displays the American flag on his way down from 10,000 feet and lands on the airport runway.
    Photo by Linda Hagberg MSG Robert Scott displays the American flag on his way down from 10,000 feet and lands on the airport runway.
  • Photo by Linda Hagberg Children seemed to enjoy the military vehicles that were scattered around hanger A as part of the display during Saturday's Welcome Home event.
    Photo by Linda Hagberg Children seemed to enjoy the military vehicles that were scattered around hanger A as part of the display during Saturday's Welcome Home event.
By Linda Hagberg Correspondent   After many months of planning, the Welcome Home event committee got to see the fruits of their labor come together. The fourth annual Welcome Home - A Tribute To…

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