'Welcome Home' Celebration Honors Bucks Co. Veterans

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA —The Bucks County Tour of Honor provided an all-expense paid trip for county veterans Monday and then welcomed them home in a celebration and dinner hosted by Parx Casino.

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Lt. Thomas Mc Donald and Deputies Alex Cucciarre and James McGlinchey had the honor of serving as the Bucks County Tour of Honor escorts for the veterans from Arbor Square in Harleysville and The Montgomery Township Recreation Center Monday morning.

At 3:30 a.m. Monday, veterans were escorted to their rally point at Parx Casino and then on to the Delaware state line before being relieved by another police escort to complete the trip to the Washington, D.C. area where they visited Arlington National Cemetery, the World War II Memorial, the Korean War Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

"It's a privilege to serve those who have served our country and light their way as they make pilgrimage to America's most hallowed ground," the sheriff's office said.

The Trevose Fire Company was also involved in the festivities, providing some of the "welcome home" honors.

(Photos Courtesy of the Trevose Fire Company)