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Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) poses for photographs with North Carolina WWII veterans who participated in their state's final honor flight to the WWII memorial on April 18, 2012 in Washington, DC. The honor flights were started in 2005 to give surviving veterans a free flight so they could see the WWII memorial.(Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
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North Carolina WWII veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor Swede Boreen takes in the WWII memorial on April 18, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
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North Carolina WWII veteran Tom Edelen Sr talks with Navy officers at the WWII memorial on April 18, 2012 in Washington, DC. The honor flights were started in 2005 to give surviving veterans a free flight so they could see the WWII memorial. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
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North Carolina WWII veteran A.J. Blackwell (right) and volunteer Jen Pilcher participate in North Carolina's final honor flight to WWII memorial on April 18, 2012 in Washington, DC. The honor flights were started in 2005 to give surviving veterans a free flight so they could see the WWII memorial. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
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North Carolina WWII veteran Charles Dougherty (left) talks to John McCaskill at the WWII memorial on April 18, 2012 in Washington, DC. The honor flights were started in 2005 to give surviving veterans a free flight so they could see the WWII memorial. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
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North Carolina WWII veterans Joe Eatmon (right) and Roland Schmidt photograph the WWII memorial on April 18, 2012 in Washington, DC. The two were part of the North Carolina honor flight.(Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
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