Joaquin "Jack" Ledesma, Korean War veteran, at the 14th Annual Wings, Wheels, Rotors and Expo at Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos, Calif., Oct. 25, 2015. Ledesma, served in the U.S. Army, as a private first class with the 2nd Infantry Division, 2nd Battalion 15th Field Artillery Regiment in 1953. Recently, Ledesma traveled back to Korea with some of his former fellow Soldiers. "It was the experience of a lifetime, we traveled to the DMZ and watched the Republic of Korea Soldiers do a Tae Kwon Do demonstration." said Ledesma. The Wings, Wheels and Rotors Expo, produced by the Los Alamitos Area Chamber of Commerce, features hundreds of hot rods and exotic cars, helicopters, airplanes and vintage warplanes on display combined with local vendors, great food and exhibits from law enforcement agencies and the military.
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California - Joaquin "Jack" Ledesma, Korean War veteran, at the 14th Annual Wings, Wheels, Rotors and Expo at Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos, Calif., Oct. 25, 2015. Ledesma, served in the U.S. Army, as a private first class with the 2nd Infantry Division, 2nd Battalion 15th Field Artillery Regiment in 1953. Recently, Ledesma traveled back to Korea with some of his former fellow Soldiers. "It was the experience of a lifetime, we traveled to the DMZ and watched the Republic of Korea Soldiers do a Tae Kwon Do demonstration." said Ledesma. The Wings, Wheels and Rotors Expo, produced by the Los Alamitos Area Chamber of Commerce, features hundreds of hot rods and exotic cars, helicopters, airplanes and vintage warplanes on display combined with local vendors, great food and exhibits from law enforcement agencies and the military.


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