Heidi Heilbrunn Photography

On Tuesday, I followed 82 World War II veterans to Washington, D.C., as they participated in the Upstate Honor Flight. My favorite photograph, which ran on the front page of The Greenville News, is of Fred Rector. In the photograph, he places his hand over his heart while standing at the the WWII Memorial. Mr. Rector told me the story of how he was captured… Read More

The family of Sgt. Jeremiah Wittman react to the sights and sounds of the plane carrying Wittman's casket as it pulls up to the hangar at Stevens Aviation on Monday, February 22, 2010. It was an emotional morning watching the casket of a soldier return home to his family. I think many of us were a little teary-eyed when leaving the airport.
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There was a lot of action last night at the Carolina First Center as the Goodfellows, a local service organization founded by American Legion members, packed food boxes for needy families with the help of volunteers, such as the Boy Scouts. Read More

Earlier this week, I photographed local WWII veterans returning to Greenville after being treated to a day in Washington, D.C. From what I heard it was a pretty emotional experience in D.C., but it seemed many veterans were also surprised when their… Read More