Twenty-eight Kansas veterans plan to
depart from Kansas City, Mo., and Wichita airports on July 31 to travel
to Washington, D.C. to visit the war memorials erect to honor their
service and sacrifices to our country. During the three-day trip, they
will visit the WWII memorial, Korean memorial, and the Vietnam memorial
wall. In addition, they plan to see museums, the Iwo Jima memorial,
Arlington National Cemetery, and the Tomb of the Unknown.
The
trip is made possible the newest hub of the Honor Flight Network,
Kansas Honor Flight, Inc. The mission of Honor Flight is to transport
America's veterans to Washington, D.C. to visit memorials at no cost,
with current priority to WWII veterans. Subsequent to the WWII veterans,
efforts then focus on Korean War veterans followed by Vietnam War
veterans, honoring them both in a similar manner. Guardians, who pay
their own travel expenses, accompany each veteran to ensure safe
travel.
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