Brothers Receive Special Gift on Honor Flight

Brothers receive special gift on Honor flight

Ninety veterans returned to Southern Illinois from Washington, D.C., on a Tuesday honor flight after a delay Monday night. The honor flight takes veterans to see the memorials on display in Washington.

Honor Flight return delayed to Tuesday

MARION — The veterans aboard the Honor Flight Mission 17 will not return home until Tuesday afternoon due to an unexpected delay.

Ninety Southern Illinois veterans travel to Washington on Honor Flight - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News

MARION, Ill., (KBSI) — Ninety local veterans departed for Washington on Monday as Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois launched Mission 17. The trip follows months of planning, fundraising and preparation. Guardians and volunteers are accompanying the veterans throughout the journey. The public is invited to welcome the veteran’s home during a ceremony Monday night. Their return is expected around...