Cape resident Crader takes Honor Flight to nation's capital

Saturday, June 10, 2023 ~ Updated 3:06 PM

From serving the U.S. Navy in 1966 to 1970, Vietnam veteran R. David Crader ended his service as a petty officer third class technician. After being on a wait list for three years, on Tuesday, June 6, Crader was able to join fellow veterans on an Honor Flight to tour Washington D.C. to see memorials of the wars they fought in.

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