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Welcome Home Information – Mission 11

Mission 11 is Tuesday, September 26, 2023. Schedule Rides Mass Transit busses from parking lot start at 5:00pm The Daniel Brothers perform at 6:00pm Whiskey & Rust perform at 7:00pm Welcome Veterans Home at 8:45pm (Flight lands at 8:30pm) About The Welcome Home Celebration The Welcome Home committee encourages the general public to bring Welcome […]

Welcome Home Celebration for Flight 9

Welcome Home Celebration Tuesday, October 4 5pm – 9pm All events are outdoors, restrooms available. Lawn chairs are recommended. Food trucks available starting at 5pm. Flight arrival 8:10pm Parking Cornerstone Church (click for map) Sam’s Club Shuttles run constantly to & from Veterans Airport Limited parking available at Veterans Airport Where will be you be […]

Welcome Home Celebration for Flight 8

Welcome Home Celebration Tuesday, June 7 5pm – 9pm All events are outdoors, restrooms available. Lawn chairs are recommended. Food trucks available starting at 5pm. Flight arrival 8:10pm Parking Cornerstone Church (click for map) Sam’s Club Community of Faith Church Shuttles run constantly to & from Veterans Airport Parking is NOT available at Veterans Airport […]

Public Invited to 7th Welcome Home Celebration

  Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois  Invites Public to Welcome Home Ceremony  Plenty of Parking, Transportation, Food and Entertainment  Where will be you be at 5pm on Tuesday, September 28th? Hopefully at Veterans Airport of  Southern Illinois in Marion to welcome home our Veterans from their day in Washington, DC!  Event organizers have been […]

Welcome Home Celebration – October 1, 2019

The Welcome Home Celebration for Flight 6 begins at 5:00pm. Veterans are scheduled to arrive home from Washington D.C. at 8:10pm. Food and fun are available for the whole family starting at 5pm! Parking Parking at Veterans Airport is extremely limited. Please park in our satellite parking locations: Cornerstone Church, Marion (old Walmart building) Community […]

Veterans Honor Flight Thanks 300+ Volunteers For Their Help During Welcome Home

The 4 th Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois will depart Veterans Airport in Marion on Tuesday, October 16. While they are away, volunteers will be busy preparing for the Welcome Home event. “For Flight #1, we had three volunteers. The outpouring of support from the public was incredible, but we learned we needed more […]

Welcome Home Celebration Parking Information

Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois to team up with Rides Mass Transit District for Oct. 16 welcoming home ceremony Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois and Rides Mass Transit District have teamed up to provide park-and-ride services to and from several locations to Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois for the Oct. 16 welcoming home event in […]

Flight 3 Welcome Home Celebration Parking Information

Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois to team up with Rides Mass Transit District for April 24 welcoming home ceremony Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois and Rides Mass Transit District have teamed up to provide park-and-ride services to and from several locations to Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois for the April 24 welcoming home […]

Parking Locations for Flight 2 Welcome Home

Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois and Rides Mass Transit District have teamed up to provide transportation to and from several parking locations to Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois for the October 17 Honor Flight Welcome Home event. “Due to the overwhelming response from the public in welcoming our Veterans home after the Inaugural Flight […]