Veterans take to the skies in Dream Flights at Little Falls Airport
30 Aug 2025
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Wind whipped past the wings of a World War II–era biplane as Jim Ring of St. Otto’s Care Center peered down at the patchwork of fields and forests below.
For 15 minutes Tuesday morning, the 73-year-old Army veteran soared above Little Falls in a restored Stearman, the same type of aircraft that trained pilots during World War II.
When the wheels touched down again, Ring grinned.
“It’s just unbelievable. Everything is so green from up there,” he said. “They could have kept me up another hour. It wasn’t long enough.”
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