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WWII veteran Clarence Kaleta visits DC on Honor Flight
Clarence Kaleta, 87, a Navy engineer who served on the USS Miller in World War II, traveled from San Clemente to Washington, D.C., on an Honor Flight. He and fellow veterans received a hero's welcome with water salutes, cheering crowds, and police escorts to the monuments, as volunteers guided their tour of memorials. Kaleta recalled battles in the Pacific, including Okinawa and the typhoon in the Philippine Sea, and praised the trip as one of his life’s highlights.
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