10th Honor Flight Scheduled for May 2023
Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois announced plans for a tenth flight honoring area veterans during the Welcome Home Celebration for Flight 9 on October 4, 2022. Since 2017, Veterans Honor Flight has transported over 690 veterans to Washington D.C. to see the memorials built in their honor. Flight 10 will carry the 700th Veteran for the hub.
Scheduled for Tuesday, May 9, 2023, Flight 10 is a milestone for the Hub. Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois was formed during a meeting between Bryan Questelle, Doug Kimmel, and Ryan McKennedy. In just a few short months, the newly established Board of Directors, with help from many volunteers across Southern Illinois, raised the required funds and flew in April 2017. Each flight requires tens of thousands of dollars in fund raising
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