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Podcast: Other Voices
Episode: Tom Smith, a veteran among D.C. memorials
Description: Tom Smith is 87 now, although he notes with a grin that he may actually be 88 since one year, after crossing the international dateline, he celebrated two birthdays. Smith recently took an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C with other veterans to see the memorials there, including the life-like poncho-clad statues depicting American soldiers in Korea. “It was one of the best days of my life,” says Smith in this week’s podcast. Smith, one of five brothers who all served in the military, enjoyed the pageantry of the day — uniformed cadets at the Christian Brothers Academy, a motorcycle escort to the airp...