14-05-2025
Live updates: Operation Honor Guard 2025
UPDATE at 6:40 a.m.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — WCIA is almost an hour into the start of the annual Operation Honor Guard's Day of Giving event.
Founder Rich Darby talks about the friendly faces you will see when you bring a donation to our backlot in Champaign and the other locations. When donations come in, all of the collection sites are manned by honor guards who will be among those benefiting from the community's contributions.
Champaign American Legion Post 24 helps with the event every year, starting bright and early at 6 a.m. in WCIA 3's backlot.
UPDATE at 6:20 a.m.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — A couple of donations have already started rolling in at our backlot in Champaign. WCIA 3's Taylor Mitchell caught up with Founder Rich Darby to talk about the importance of Operation Honor Guard and how the community can contribute.
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Today marks WCIA 3's 12th year participating in Operation Honor Guard's Day of Giving — an event dedicated to supporting the veterans who continue to serve our country.
Throughout the day, we will be providing updates on those being recognized and more. We will be collecting donations from the community at several locations in Central Illinois from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. To learn more or donate online, click here.
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