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	Veterans who took part in the Honor Flight Long Island trip to Washington, D.C. on April 29&nbsp;were honored at a reunion at the American Air Power Museum in Farmingdale on Saturday. They were each presented with a personalized photographic journal of their flight and visit to Washington.
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