Earlier this fall, an Honor Flight left the Fort Dodge Regional Airport for Washington, D.C.

Among the 176 Korean and Vietnam War veterans on that flight was Denny Abel of Creston. He had waited patiently for the slot. Vietnam vets began making Honor Flights more than a year ago, but priority goes with age, and older WWII and Korean vets have seniority.

“That’s how it should be,” says Abel. “We want as many of those vets to go as possible.”

He and ...