Lona Ichikawa has taken on a new role with Heroes’ Welcome the organization that traditionally welcomes WWII Veterans to the BWI, Reagan and Dulles Airports. They are transporting their first bus trip from Northern Virginia.  The buses depart from American Legion Post 177 in Fairfax on October 2, 2011.  If you would like to be a guardian, you can get in touch with Lona through the Heroes’ Welcome website.  They were recently given some press by the Vienna Connection and a lot of support from local volunteers.

Veterans groups are featured in Jewel of the Mall: World War II Memorial book.