Meeker, Stories

Local WWII vets take honor flight

Steve Allen, left, accompanies his father, Tom, during a bus ride to visit one of the war memorials.
Steve Allen, left, accompanies his father, Tom, during a bus ride to visit one of the war memorials.
MEEKER I When their country needed them, they answered the call.
And they changed the world.
But it took nearly 60 years for a national memorial to be built in their honor.
“It made me feel kind of sad (that it took so long for a memorial honoring the men and women who served in World War…