The Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight board is planning its 13th Honor Flight for Saturday, Sept. 17.
The Sept. 17 Honor Flight will take any World War Two and Korean War veterans who have submitted applications for the flight. The remaining seats on the aircraft will be filled with Vietnam veterans who have applied on a first come first served basis.
Because the veterans themselves are not asked to pay for the flight, their counties are expected to raise donations for the expense of flying their veterans to see their memorials.
These veterans will visit their memorials in Washington, D. C. They will depart from the Fort Dodge Regional Airport on Sept. 17 at 6:20 am and return back to Fort Dodge at approximately 10:40 p the same day. The public is invited to welcome these heroes home.
The Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight board thanks all of the people, organizations and businesses who have made its past flights possible. The veterans returning on our past flights were welcomed back home by crowds of more than 600, and the board hopes to continue this tradition for future flights.
Veterans eligible for the Sept. 17 flight are in the process of being notified. Any veterans who have applied do not need to reapply as their applications are kept on file.
If anyone wishes more information about the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight, please contact Ron Newsum, chairman, at 515-571-4477.
The 12th Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight was May 7. On the flight were six World War Two veterans, 75 Korean veterans, and 66 Vietnam veterans.
