•October 14, 2015•

Land of Lincoln Honor Flight (LLHF), serving central and southern Illinois, will take their sixth and final flight for 2015 Tuesday, October 27. On this Flight #36 on a chartered 737 jetliner will be 13 World War II, 51 Korean and 14 Vietnam War eras, consisting of nine who served in the Air Force, 49 in the Army, nine in the Marines and 11 in the Navy. On this no-cost, day long trip to Washington, DC to visit and reflect at their national memorials, all the veterans will be accompanied by a volunteer escort. These guardians pay their own way and are responsible for the comfort, logistics, mobility and safety of their doyen for the day.

These 78 heroes come from 47 Illinois cities and communities consisting of Alsey, Alton, Auburn, Beecher City, Benld, Bethalto, Bloomington, Breese, Buckley, Bushnell, Carmi, Champaign, Charleston, Clinton, Concord, Congerville, Danville, Decatur, Dorsey, Edinburg, Effingham, Findlay, Flora, Gifford, Godfrey, Hillsboro, Jacksonville, Jewett, Lawrenceville, Lerna, Lincoln, Litchfield, Meredosia, Morrisonville, Moweaqua, New Douglas, Onarga, Paris, Paxton, Peoria, Shelbyville, Sherman, South Jacksonville, Springfield, Taylorville, Wheeler and Winchester

Departing Springfield shortly after 6 a.m., the veterans and guardians will land at Ronald Reagan National Airport in DC, then be transported on three coach buses designated Red, White and Blue for the day. Their itinerary includes the World War II, Korean and Vietnam War National Memorials, the Air Force & Marine (Iwo Jima) Memorials, the National Air & Space Museum and Arlington National Cemetery, where they will view the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers and Changing of the Guard. During the day they will also have the opportunity to visit the Lincoln Memorial, as well as see the Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, the White House, the Pentagon and much more from the bus prior to departing back to Springfield.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.