Photos by Jeff Kiger, jkiger@postbulletin.com
Niels Christiansen, of Austin, pushes his wife, Kathryn Christiansen, by the World War Memorial on Saturday. Both are veterans who met while on leave. She served as a Navy Wave, cataloging Naval airplane parts at a supply depot in Philadelphia. He was in the Navy in the South Pacific.
Niels Christiansen, of Austin looks at the day’s itinerary with his wife, Kathryn Christiansen, as the two fly into Washington, D.C., as part of Minnesota’s first Honor Flight. Both are veterans who met while on leave. She served as a Navy Wave, cataloging Naval airplane parts at a supply depot in Philadelphia. He was in the Navy in the South Pacific.
Part of the Honor Flight group walks by some of the state pillars at the World War II Memorial.
