Spring 2025 Honor Flight: Friday, April 4
BEDFORD, Va. (WFXR) – The Central and Southwest Virginia Honor Flight Mission 10 will be taking two veterans who served in World War II and seventeen who served in Vietnam to Washington D.C. free of cost. WFXR's Jermaine Ferell takes a look before the hub takes off.
The honor flight will depart from the Bedford National D-Day Memorial at 10 a.m. on April 4 to Washington, D.C., and will return Sunday, April 6 around noon.
The group brings area veterans to war memorials created in their honor, which for many is the thanks they never received for their service.
The Honor Flight began back in 2005 and since then has taken around 317,128 veterans to their memorials at no cost to them.
Time is precious to WW II veterans, and according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 2024 statistics, 66,143 of the 16.4 million Americans who served in WW II are alive today. Out of those numbers, around 2,121 reside in Virginia.
Southwest & Central Virginia Honor Flight prepares for 10th annual trip to Washington D.C.
Guardians accompany each veteran and are trained to assist the veterans in any way they can, for example, pushing wheelchairs, carrying belongings, or enjoying the day that is filled with reflection and celebration.
Guardians are asked to donate $400 to help with the cost of their trip, and guardian applications are screened and accepted on a first come, first served basis.
Honor Flights prioritizes veterans from WW II, and terminally ill veterans with Korean and Vietnam service eras are considered on a space-available basis.
To apply a veteran or become a guardian on the trip visit, https://cswvirginiahonorflight.org/
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