DreamFlights

Grover Trytten, a 104-year-old WWII veteran who flew nighttime missions including Battle of the Bulge, smiles before takeoff during Dream Flights on May 6.

Grover Trytten, a 104-year-old WWII veteran who flew nighttime missions including Battle of the Bulge, smiles before takeoff during Dream Flights on May 6.

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Dream Flights honor vets with a ride in 1940s two-seater

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Clouds and light rain didn’t ruin the day for veterans from Touchmark at Georgetown Wednesday, who were honored for their service through a Dream Flight in a refurbished 1943 open-air two-seater plane called the Spirit of Texas.
After her flight, Army veteran Emily Johnson waits for a Dream Flights hat signed by pilot Hunter Stuckey. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

After her flight, Army veteran Emily Johnson waits for a Dream Flights hat signed by pilot Hunter Stuckey. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

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Veterans’ dreams take flight

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
On a brisk November morning at Georgetown airport’s Cutter Aviation hangar, veterans and their spouses from The Oaks Gracious Retirement Living waited anxiously for their Dream Flight.
Marine veteran Betty McCann waves as her DreamFlights with Darryl Fisher begins.

Marine veteran Betty McCann waves as her DreamFlights with Darryl Fisher begins.

Veterans at The Oaks Gracious Living fly high with DreamFlights

Ellen Greeney
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
A special hangar at the Georgetown Executive Airport was buzzing with excitement November 9. The skies were cloudy with potential rain in the forecast, but military veterans from The Oaks Gracious Living were anxiously waiting their turn to fly high above Georgetown with DreamFlights.
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