14-04-2025
Over $52K presented to Honor Flight of the Ozarks
WEBB CITY, Mo. — Three local athletes celebrate the culmination of a months-long project to honor the service and sacrifice of local veterans.
This afternoon, the Webb City Elks Lodge presented $52,559.59 to Honor Flight of the Ozarks.
On March 22, Steven Taylor, Jonathon Dawson, and David Pyle participated in the Bataan Memorial Death March for the second time.
What's the Bataan Memorial Death March? Three local athletes honor veterans with extreme hike
They took on the 26-mile hike while carrying a heavy load to honor thousands of World War II soldiers who walked and died in the original Bataan Death March back in 1942.
The money they raised will send 81 veterans and 81 guardians on honor flights to see their memorials in Washington, D.C.
'I think everybody is just really excited because its a great organization, Honor Flights of the Ozarks, the sponsorships that we had, the people that backed us, I mean you cant ask for a better community to live in with the support we receive from everybody,' said Jonathan Dawson, Bataan Clan.
The Webb City Elks Lodge will display this collection of ribbons, showcasing the names of veterans Taylor, Dawson, and Pyle represented on their march.
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