The public is invited to a "welcome home" ceremony for these WWII
and Korean era veterans when the plane arrives back at Abraham
Lincoln Capital Airport 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 Alton,
Ashland, Astoria, Athens, Bartonville, Bloomington, Bunker Hill,
Chandlerville, Clinton, Dawson, DeKalb, Delavan, East Peoria, Emden,
Fairbury, Farmersville, Flanagan, Forsyth, Galesburg, Girard,
Gridley, Hartford, Hillsboro, Hopedale, Jacksonville, Jerseyville,
Lincoln, Manchester, Manito, Meredosia, Metamora, Middletown,
Morton, Mount Olive, Mount Pulaski, Owaneco, Ozark, Pekin, Peoria,
Petersburg, Quincy, Roanoke, Roodhouse, Shipman, Smithfield,
Springfield, Taylorville, Tremont, Trivoli, Washington, Waverly,
White Hall, Williamsville, Wood River and Bethany, Mo.
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Donations and efforts of many individuals, organizations and
businesses have allowed Land of Lincoln Honor Flight to honor these
veterans.
Additional flights this year will be on Sept. 10 and Oct. 22.
Applications are still being accepted
for the following, but WWII veterans will be served first:
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Veterans who
enlisted by Dec. 31, 1946 (WWII -- 52 currently on the list)
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Veterans who
served Jan. 1, 1947-Dec. 31, 1957 (Korean era -- 259 currently
on the list)
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Veterans who served Jan. 1, 1958-May 7,
1975 (169 currently on the list)
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Also at the Springfield airport, the WWII B-17 bomber
"Sentimental Journey" will be on display daily from 9 a.m. through 6
p.m. and available for rides and tours from June 17 at noon through
June 21 at 10 a.m. Ground viewing and photo opportunities are free.
Cockpit tours cost $5 and flights start at $425 per person. For
reservations, call 602-448-9415 or email b17rc@azcaf.org.
The Land of Lincoln Honor Flight board welcomes the chance to
speak to organizations, businesses, churches, conventions or other
groups about the Honor Flight mission, future flights, guardian
duties, fundraising and donations.
For more information about how individuals and groups can help
the mission, how to obtain applications, how to become a member and
to learn more about Land of Lincoln Honor Flight, visit
www.landoflincolnhonorflight.org or contact Ray Wiedle,
chairman: cellphone 217-622-1473, home phone 314-427-2317 or email
arwiedle@sbcglobal.net.
[Text from file received from
Land of Lincoln Honor
Flight]
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