Spencer Soicher joined the ABC 10News team in July 2023 as a multimedia journalist.
SAN DIEGO — Honor Flight San Diego saluted veterans for their service on the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II on Sunday. ABC 10 News reporter Spencer Soicher shares why this day is one that WWII vets never forget. 'I mean, it's our duty and our, you know, to make sure that we honor them every year and for what all these world war two veterans did to keep us a free country,' says Holly Shaffner, the public relations director for Honor Flight San Diego.
Taylor says he learned the huge news via the radio.'Everyone remembers where they were, of course, when they heard the news,' Taylor says.He comes to this event every year, eager to hear different veteran stories from that day in 1945.'The important thing is for me to meet and get reacquainted with a lot of World War II veterans,' Taylor says.'Every single one of these 44 World War II veterans knew exactly where they were on Aug.
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