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WWII Vet Greeted by Friends, Neighbors from Honor Flight
Al Jordi welcomed home from special trip.
A group of 20 Huntley residents traveled to Midway Airport Wednesday night to greet hometown World War II Al Jordi as he returned from an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.
Grafton Township provided transportation to some of those who greeted Jordi as he and other WWII vets arrived, said Grafton Township Supervisor Linda Moore.
There were bagpipe bands and representatives from every branch of the military and hallways filled with cheering, tearful family and friends, Moore said.
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Jordi was chosen as one of the veterans to be flown on the Honor Flight, which is part of a program offered by the Honor Flight Foundation aimed at giving WWII vets and opportunity to go to the nation’s capitol for a day.
Jordi entered the military after graduating from high school in 1945. He was born and raised in Huntley.
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