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North Escambia Native Robert Killam Aboard Recent Honor Flight
June 9, 2011
A Poplar Dell native was among 89 World War II veterans on a recent Honor Flight trip from Mobile to visit their memorial in Washington.
Robert Paul Killam, now an Atmore resident, served for 30 years stationed at the Pensacola Naval Air Station and for five years in Corpus Christi, Texas.
During the trip, the fifth for the Honor Flight of South Alabama organization, the veterans visited the WWII Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Vietnam Wall, Iwo Jima Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. They were welcome to Washington by Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions and Rep. Jo Bonner.
Paulette (Killam) Kindred, a 1963 graduate of Century High School, said her father was deeply touched by how interested younger people were in learning about the experiences of the WWI veterans. Students at several Mobile area schools wrote personal thank-you notes to the veterans.
“The concerns these students listed in their notes were truly amazing,” Kindred said.
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4 Responses to “North Escambia Native Robert Killam Aboard Recent Honor Flight”
“thank you”, from the bottom of my heart, for your patriotism and service..you ARE appreciated Mr. Killam!
Congratulations, Mr. Killam! You are such a role model for our young people. Thank you for you service!
I have had the honor of working on this program and it is heart touching to see these guys go back to D.C. and visit the WWII Memorial. They are truly America’s greatest generation! Everyone of them I have ever met is very humble about what they were a part of and what they had to do. I am a veteran and I know a little bit about what it takes and it is not easy. Our children should be trying to get to know all of them they can because at the rate they are dieing every day it won’t be long before the las one will be gone. Learn your history and remember it or there will be no future!
Mr Killiam, thank you!