The Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight returns to EAA AirVenture\n2022 on Friday, July 29, as a way to honor veterans during the Experimental\nAircraft Association\u2019s 69th fly-in convention at Wittman Regional Airport in\nOshkosh. EAA is joining with Old Glory Honor Flight and American Airlines to\ncoordinate this event for the first time since 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Veterans from the Vietnam War will be honored as they travel\nto Washington D.C. to tour war memorials at no cost to them. The veterans will\nreturn to Oshkosh at the conclusion of the Friday afternoon air show and\nthousands of people will welcome them back home and give them the recognition\nthey deserve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Honor Flight is traditionally one of the most emotional\nand poignant events of AirVenture week,\u201d said Rick Larsen, EAA\u2019s vice president\nof communities and member programming. \u201cWe are proud to produce an event that\nhonors what Vietnam veterans did for this country and be able to provide them\nan experience of a lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
American Airlines is supplying their Flagship Valor Airbus\nA321 aircraft for the flight, which is specially painted to recognize Medal of\nHonor recipients. American Airlines also donates the aircraft for the flight,\nwhich is flown by an all-volunteer crew of American Airlines pilots and cabin\nattendants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re tremendously proud to be a part of this very special\nmission by providing Flagship Valor to get these heroes to Washington DC,\u201d said\nRandy Stillinger, Manager of Military and Veterans Initiatives for American\nAirlines. \u201cWith the help of our crew members, who have volunteered to fly this\nmission, we will recognize the service and sacrifice of these veterans by\nbringing them to the monuments built in their honor. Their brave actions allow\nus to fly freely all around the world, so this is the least we could do for\nthem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the eighth year that the Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight\nhas originated at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh under the auspices of Old Glory Honor\nFlight of Appleton, Wisconsin. That non-profit organization has organized\ndozens of Honor Flights since 2009 with a dedicated group of volunteers. Those\nflights have included special flights to Pearl Harbor and to Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEach Old Glory Honor Flight mission is a special occasion,\nbut the ability to be a part of EAA AirVenture for the first time since 2019 is\na major part of this year\u2019s activities, \u201csaid Diane MacDonald, the Executive\nDirector of Old Glory Honor Flight. \u201cHonoring our local Vietnam veterans out of\nEAA AirVenture is such a highlight; being witness to the enthusiasm, respect,\nand appreciation from the world\u2019s aviation enthusiasts when the flight returns\nto Oshkosh is such an incredible sight to see and it means the world to the men\nand women who get to experience it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Old Glory Honor Flight will be inviting veterans who are\ncurrently on their waitlist. More information about Old Glory Honor Flight or\nif you would like to donate to the organization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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