Donations and efforts of many
individuals, organizations and businesses have allowed Land of
Lincoln Honor Flight to honor the veterans. This will be the third
flight for 2013. 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 in Springfield at 9:30 p.m. on May 21. Wear red, white and
blue to show your appreciation.
Veterans on this flight come from
the Illinois towns of Alton, Ashland, Bartonville, Beason,
Bloomington, Carlinville, Chatham, Cuba, Delavan, East Alton, East
Peoria, Elgin, Elkhart, Glasford, Godfrey, Hamilton, Havana,
Hillsboro, Jacksonville, Lewistown, Lincoln, Marquette Heights,
Minonk, Morrisonville, Morton, Mount Pulaski, Nokomis, Normal, North
Pekin, Pawnee, Pekin, Peoria, Pleasant Plains, Roanoke, Rochester,
Roxana, Ruma, Springfield, Taylorville, Tremont, Trivoli, Waverly,
Winchester and Wood River and from Fort Madison in Iowa.
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 -- 71 currently on the list)
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Veterans who served Jan. 1, 1947,
through Dec. 31, 1957 (Korean era -- 299 currently on the list)
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Veterans
who served Jan. 1, 1958, through May 7, 1975 (157 currently on
the list)
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The June 18 flight is already full.
Additional 2013 flights will take place Sept. 10 and Oct. 22.
The Land of Lincoln Honor Flight
board welcomes the chance to speak to organizations, businesses,
churches, conventions or other groups about their mission, future
flights, guardian duties, fundraising and donations.
For more information about how
individuals and groups can help the mission, how to become a member,
how to obtain applications, and to learn more about Land of Lincoln
Honor Flight, go to
http://landoflincolnhonorflight.org/ or contact Ray Wiedle,
chairman: home phone 314-427-2317, cellphone 217-622-1473 or email
arwiedle@sbcglobal.net. |