The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. John M. Paxton, Jr., center, poses for a photo with veterans during an Honor Flight event at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., Sept 131112-M-KS211-007

The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. John M. Paxton, Jr., center, poses for a photo with veterans during an Honor Flight event at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., Sept. 28, 2013. The Honor Flight Network, founded in 2005, flies WWII and Korean War veterans free of charge to war memorials in the Washington, D.C. area.