Heartfelt Connections: Airmen deliver Valentines to Veterans

U.S. Air Force Maj. Nathan Royer, 97th Air Mobility Wing deputy staff judge advocate, talks with Eva M. Price, an Air Force veteran, at Tamarack Assisted Living in Altus, Oklahoma, Feb. 14,2024. Price served in the Air Force for two years in a communications squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)

Heartfelt Connections: Airmen deliver Valentines to Veterans

Paul Kay, a former baker in the Army Air Corps, holds up the Valentine’s Day card given to him at Tamarack Assisted Living Center in Altus, Oklahoma, Feb. 14, 2024. Students from a local elementary school made the cards to celebrate veterans on Valentine’s Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)

Heartfelt Connections: Airmen deliver Valentines to Veterans

Bill Phillips, an Army veteran, poses for a photo with Airman 1st Class Jasmine McDonald, 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron central storage apprentice, and Airman Orieal Samuel, 97th Communications Squadron network infrastructure specialist, at Magnolia Creek in Altus, Oklahoma, Feb. 14, 2024. Phillips served in the Army for two years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)

Heartfelt Connections: Airmen deliver Valentines to Veterans

Sara McArthur, a retired Air Force Tech Sgt., smiles at the Airmen delivering Valentine's Day cards to veterans at Tamarack Assisted Living Center in Altus, Oklahoma, Feb. 14, 2024. Since she enlisted in 1979, McArthur was doing command and control until she retired in 1999. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)

Heartfelt Connections: Airmen deliver Valentines to Veterans

Dallas Gibbs, a retired Airman, takes a bag of candy from Staff Sgt. Pamela Proteau, 97thLogistics Readiness Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of ground transportation, at Magnolia Creek in Altus, Oklahoma, Feb. 14, 2024. Gibbs served as an aircraft mechanic in the Air Force for 22 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)

Heartfelt Connections: Airmen deliver Valentines to Veterans

James Mayo, an Air Force veteran, speaks to Tech. Sgt. Dominik Lance, 97th Security Forces Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of resources protection, at Magnolia Creek in Altus, Oklahoma, Feb. 14, 2024. Mayo served for two years, working in supply. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)

Heartfelt Connections: Airmen deliver Valentines to Veterans

Paul Kay, a former baker in the Army Air Corps, laughs with Maj. Nathan Royer, 97th Air Mobility Wing deputy staff judge advocate, at Tamarack Assisted Living Center in Altus, Oklahoma, Feb.14, 2024. Kay was drafted into the Army in 1943 and served for three years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)

Heartfelt Connections: Airmen deliver Valentines to Veterans

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Latosjjoni Andrews, 97th Force Support Squadron food service journeyman, hands a Valentine’s Day card to Bill Betts, a retired Airman, at Tamarack Assisted Living Center in Altus, Oklahoma, Feb. 14, 2024. Betts served for 26 years as a flight simulator repairman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)

Heartfelt Connections: Airmen deliver Valentines to Veterans

Published Feb. 14, 2024
By Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed
97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. --

Airmen from Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, celebrated Valentine’s Day by distributing cards to veterans in assisted living homes across the community on Feb. 14, 2024.

More than 25 Airmen and civilians from Altus AFB visited five assisted living and retirement homes in support of Valentines For Vets. They delivered cards crafted by local elementary school students to veterans.

Altus AFB has organized Valentines for Vets since 1998.