Spirits were high at The Ranch on Sunday morning as hundreds of friends, family members and well-wishers gathered to give a rousing send off to 120 veterans traveling to Washington D.C.
Cass, a 29-year-old Army veteran, founded the organization in 2008 as Northern Colorado Honor Flight with the goal of giving every Northern Colorado World War II veteran an opportunity to see the then-newly-established World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. Voris took over in 2008, reviving the program and renaming it to High Plains Honor Flight.
While the annual Greeley Stampede is committed to bringing top-notch professional rodeo, concerts and attractions to northern Colorado, the event is also dedicated to giving back to the youth in the community. Through its Greeley Stampede Foundation, a nonprofit organization formed in 2001, the event provides scholarship opportunities for high school students in Weld County.
The group includes two World War II veterans, 13 Korean War veterans, one who served in both Korea and Vietnam, 105 who served in Vietnam, and one Gulf War veteran who received the Purple Heart for his service.