Oklahomans on Honor Flight

When light broke on an early morning last month, 94-year-old Herb Morris was flying again.

On this flight, however, the former military aviator was not at the controls but being honored as a special passenger on a plane headed for a daylong tour of veterans monuments and memorials in the nation’s capital.

The retired Air Force major joined more than 80 retired servicemen and women from across Oklahoma who flew from Tulsa to Washington, D.C., on June 9 as part of the nonprofit Honor Flight Network. Bartlesville residents Bonnie Clavijo, Duane Marquis, Hadwen Clayton, Harold Hawley and Charles Martin, and Dewey resident Lee Stone also took part in the trip.

Morris described the busy day as a “wonderful experience” and “very well organized.” …