{"id":44249,"date":"2026-08-13T17:02:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T22:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=44249"},"modified":"2026-08-13T17:02:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T22:02:59","slug":"next-honor-flight-set-for-september-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/44249-next-honor-flight-set-for-september-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Next Honor Flight Set for September 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Land of Lincoln Honor Flight will be taking Mission #78 on September 1 from Springfield Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mission #78 will serve 92 veterans &#8211; 5 Korean and 87 Vietnam era Era Veterans &#8211; from 52 Illinois home towns of Altamont, Alton, Auburn, Aviston, Bartelso, Beardstown, Bloomington, Boody, Breese, Brighton,\u00a0\u00a0Bunker Hill, Cantrall, Carlinville, Carlyle, Charleston, Clinton, Coffeen, Decatur, Dow, East Alton, Effingham, Farmer City, Flora, Godfrey, Gridley, Hartford, Highland, Hillsboro, Jacksonville, LeRoy, Macon, Mattoon, Millstadt, Monticello, Oconee, Pawnee, Pekin, Pleasant Plains, Pontiac, Rochester, Savoy, Shelbyville, Sherman, Spaulding, Springfield, St Elmo, Taylorville, Thomasboro, Towanda, Trenton, Troy, Virginia as well as Schererville, Indiana; St Louis, Missouri; and Estero, Florida.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These Veterans and their Guardians will report\u00a0September 1\u00a0to the Abraham Lincoln Capitol Airport at 4:00 AM to\u00a0travel to Washington DC on a chartered Sun Country 737 aircraft to visit the World War II, Korean and Vietnam War Memorials, as well as Arlington National Cemetery Tomb of the Unknowns, the Lincoln Memorial, the National Air &amp; Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia, the US Marine Corps Memorial and the US Air Force Memorial.\u00a0\u00a0This day of honor is provided at\u00a0<u>absolutely no cost<\/u>\u00a0to our veterans and is completely funded by donations from the general public.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These 92 heroes will return to the Springfield airport at 9:30 PM on Tuesday September 1sr.\u00a0\u00a0The general public, friends, family and LLHF alumni veterans are encouraged to pack the airport to welcome home these heroes. The welcome home at the airport is the experience our veterans earned and deserve &#8211; but never received. For many of these heroes, this is the first time they will experience a sincere and heartfelt welcome home. Greeters are encouraged to arrive early and show appreciation for and support of these veterans who sacrificed so much for our country.\u00a0\u00a0Parking is free and volunteers will be in the parking area to assist guests to open spaces.\u00a0\u00a0A shuttle bus is available to take guests from the parking lot directly to the airport terminal door.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any veteran who served at any time up through May 7, 1975 is eligible to participate on an Honor Flight regardless of where they served or their assigned duties.\u00a0\u00a0Any seriously impaired or terminally ill WWII, Korean era or Vietnam era veteran will be given flight priority. Veteran and Guardian Applications may be obtained at\u00a0<u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.landoflincolnhonorflight.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.LandofLincolnHonorFlight.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1786736160057000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1FmZO0pv4Skj6n3Lg1RZxc\">www.LandofLincolnHonorFlight.org<\/a><\/u>\u00a0by clicking on \u201cApplications\u201d tab.\u00a0\u00a0LLHF also offers a \u201cFlightless Honor Flight\u201d program for those otherwise eligible veterans whose physical condition limits their ability to participate on an actual flight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Land of Lincoln Honor Flight is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that receives no government funding. It is only able to honor veterans due to the generous donations, sponsorships, fundraising events, merchandise sales and supporting efforts of the many local businesses, individuals, and organizations within our service area.\u00a0Land of Lincoln Honor Flight is operated by all volunteers; it has no paid staff, no rental, and no utilities costs.\u00a0\u00a0Its overall administrative cost is approximately 2% so virtually every dollar raised supports flight costs for veterans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flights for 2027 are currently in the planning process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Land of Lincoln Honor Flight will be taking Mission #78 on September 1 from Springfield Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport. 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