The public is invited to a "welcome
home" ceremony for these WWII and Korean-era veterans when the plane
arrives back at the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield
at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. Wear red, white and blue to show your
appreciation.
Veterans on this flight come from
the Illinois towns of Athens, Atlanta, Benson, Brighton, Canton,
Carlinville, Carrollton, Chesterfield, Chestnut, Cottage Hills,
Decatur, Delavan, East Peoria, Edwardsville, Fillmore, Girard,
Godfrey, Hardin, Hartford, Hillsboro, Illiopolis, Jerseyville, LeRoy,
Lexington, Lincoln, Litchfield, Loami, Mason City, Metamora, Morton,
Mount Pulaski, Mount Sterling, Pekin, Peoria, Peoria Heights,
Petersburg, Roanoke, Springfield, Stonington, Taylorville, Tremont,
West Peoria and Dyer, Ind.
Applications for future flights are still being accepted from the
following, but WWII veterans will be served first:
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Veterans who enlisted by Dec. 31,
1946 (WWII -- 92 currently on the list)
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Veterans who served Jan. 1, 1947,
through Dec. 31, 1957 (Korean era -- 340 currently on the list)
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Veterans
who served Jan. 1, 1958, through May 7, 1975 (148 currently on
the list)
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Flights are already full for May 21
and June 18. If funds are available, there will be additional
flights in September and October.
The Land of Lincoln Honor Flight
board welcomes the chance to speak to organizations, businesses,
churches, conventions or others groups about the Honor Flight
mission, future flights, guardian duties, fundraising and donations.
To learn more about Land of Lincoln
Honor Flight, how individuals and groups can help the mission, how
to become a member, and how to obtain
applications, visit
www.landoflincolnhonorflight.org or contact Ray Wiedle: home,
314-427-2317; cell, 217-622-1473; or
arwiedle@sbcglobal.net.
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