Great River Honor Flight’s 35th Mission is April 21st
The first mission of 2016 for the Great River Honor Flight program will focus on the 126th Unit of the Illinois Army National Guard who served in Vietnam in 1968-1969.
Iwo Jima Memorial
Honor Flight to Fly Their 1000th Veteran
On August 27, the next mission of the Great River Honor Flight program will head to Washington DC. This is the 32nd mission overall since the program started back in 2010 and will bring the total number of local veterans who have flown to Washington DC for free to over 1,000. This mission will include local veterans who served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
An All-Vietnam Era Honor Flight Set to Fly Tomorrow
Tomorrow the next mission of the Great River Honor Flight program will head to Washington DC. This will be the 31st mission overall since the program started back in 2010 and will bring the total number of local veterans who have flown to Washington, D.C. for free to 967. This is also the first trip where every veteran going is from the Vietnam era.