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.
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.