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NEWS
Two Flights Planned for Spring 2020
Following the conclusion of Welcome Home celebrations from this fall's 6th flight, the Board of Directors of Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois announced a big surprise for Spring 2020.
Since the Inaugural Flight in April 2017, Veterans Honor Flight has been traveling to DC twice per year with one flight in the spring and one in the fall. While this means over 100 veterans travel to Washington DC per year, the group felt more area veterans needed to be served faster.
For the first time ever, Veterans Honor Flight will fly twice in one season. Flight 7 is scheduled for Tue [...Read more]
Following the conclusion of Welcome Home celebrations from this fall's 6th flight, the Board of Directors of Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois announced a big surprise for Spring 2020.
Since the Inaugural Flight in April 2017, Veterans Honor Flight has been traveling to DC twice per year with one flight in the spring and one in the fall. While this means over 100 veterans travel to Washington DC per year, the group felt more area veterans needed to be served faster.
For the first time ever, Veterans Honor Flight will fly twice in one season. Flight 7 is scheduled for Tue [...Read more]
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 of Faith Church
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UPCOMING EVENTS
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 11/08/2019 |
Red, White & Blue Tie GalaCristaudo’s, Carbondale IL |
| 11/08/2019 |
O’Charley’s 5k On The RunwayVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois, Marion IL |
| 05/05/2020 |
Flight 7Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois, Marion IL |
| 06/09/2020 |
Flight 8Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois, Marion IL |
WHAT IS HONOR FLIGHT?
This is Honor Flight
The Honor Flight program is a nation-wide network dedicatied to providing all veterans who apply a free trip to Washington D.C. to visit memorials honoring their service and sacrifice. Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois is an established 501c3 non-profit hub of the Honor Flight network. Our Executive Board governs the hub and we utilize volunteers in order to accomplish our mission.