Deciding to delay no longer, the 94-year-old joined more than 70 World War II veterans from throughout New England in September on the Honor Flight out of Logan International Airport, escorted by his cousin, Michael Kociela, who lives in Montaque. There, Salzano experienced a thankful nation’s gift that celebrates World War II veterans like him honiring them with a hero’s send-off for escorted visits to the nation’s war memorials and to Arlington National Cemetery.