Canton, Texas – After years of planning and restoration, a Vietnam era fighter jet finds a home. – Video

16-01-2012 16:45 CANTON (KYTX) - After years of planning and restoration, a Vietnam era fighter jet has finally arrived at it's new home - the intersection of highway 243 and highway 19 in Canton. People of Van Zandt county say the jet means the world to the community, especially to it's veterans. Carter Clark designed the Van Zandt County Veteran's Memorial, which now includes a fully restored FD Phantom fighter jet. He says, -Almost tears, from it being finished. It's taken so long! I was not able to serve in the military service and I decided this is something I could give back to our veterans.- He says it's the veteran's who seemed the most proud to have the plane on their home soil. -You talk to certain ones,- Carter says, -and tears come in their eyes.- Veteran Ronald -Red- Montgomery helped plan the jet's homecoming. Now that it's finally home he says, -It's unbelievable. So many things have happened, it's just unbelievable.- Clark and many other dedicated community members worked together to restore the jet. Field McConnell flew the fighter jet for 13 years. He says restoring and getting the plane to Van Zandt was the work of many dedicated community members. He says, -There's a whole lot of people all around us that not only support this Veteran's Memorial, but also the United States of America and it's just a real pleasure, it's my privilege to be here today.- He describes the special plane that will always be a part of him. -This airplane was at the North Dakota International ...

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Canton, Texas - After years of planning and restoration, a Vietnam era fighter jet finds a home. - Video