Donald Muncy is a 100-year-old Navy veteran airman living in Ohio. He got to fly again Tuesday, waving before a crow of 100 people, per Fox News.
Donald Muncy, a 100-year-old U.S. Navy Veteran, embarked on a remarkable journey on Tuesday as he flew on Dream Flights' 6,000th flight! https://t.co/7MbzME1sLB pic.twitter.com/9OK200Lsmg
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The event was organized by Dream Flights. This non-profit organization honors seniors and military veterans by offering them a flight in a Boeing Steerman biplane.
They also “collect, preserve and share” tales of those who served in order “to remind us of our shared humanity, our connection to each other and the value of listening.”
Muncy described his love of flying and how this new flight made him feel. He said, “I live to fly.”
“I was raised on aviation. It’s always great to get in the air. It was a beautiful flight,” he went on.
Dream Flights founder Darryl Fisher piloted the plane. This was the organization’s 6,000th flight celebrating American heroes from World War II.
Muncy fought in both World War II and the Korean War. He joined the Navy as a teen fresh out of high school.
He said, “I had just finished lunch and gone to the library to look at some books” when he was called to duty in 1941.
“In the military you’re always prepared for things. So everything on base [tightened] up after that,” he added.
After serving throughout all of World War II, Muncy served at the Aleutian Islands naval air station during the Korean War.
With his second war behind him, he worked as an official for the Federal Aviation Administration and got his license to work as a commercial pilot.
Muncy fondly remembered his experiences and stated, “It was an honor to serve the country. It really was.”
He also noted, “Being a product of the Depression, the Navy, the military gave me all my education and my opportunities and introduced me to great people to work with.”
