MONROE - Eighty-seven more WWII vets flew from Madison to Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Sept. 8, on the third of four Badger Honor Flights during 2012.
Among the attendees were JB Pierce, Brodhead; Walter Krahenbuhl, Monroe; Donald John VanWagenen, Monroe; Ernest Otto Steinmann, Argyle; and Gerald Myers, Gratiot, according to Brian Ziegler, Badger Honor Flight president.
The purpose of the Honor Flight Network is to ensure that WWII and terminally ill veterans from any war have the opportunity to see the memorials that have been erected in their honor. The Honor Flight Network provides all amenities to the veterans, including all transportation, meals and lodging. Everything is free to the veterans because of how much they have sacrificed for this great country already. The only money veterans need is if they want to buy a souvenir for themselves.
The veterans are accompanied by volunteer guardians, who take care of any special needs. Guardians are responsible for paying their own trip fee.
The first Badger Honor Flight took place in April of 2010. In just over two years, Badger Honor Flight has flown more than 500 veterans to Washington, D.C. for what many characterize as "the trip of a lifetime."
In early 2009, a group of local volunteers formed a hub in the national Honor Flight Network in Madison. The Badger Honor Flight serves veterans in Columbia, Dane, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette, Richland, Sauk and parts of Dodge counties.
Pictures from the flight and details on all four 2012 flights can be found at www.facebook.com/pages/Badger-Honor-Flight/316301651828
All veterans and guardians interested in flying out of the Madison hub must submit an application to Badger Honor Flight, available at www.badgerhonorflight.org. Veterans and guardians are selected for flights on a first-come, first-served basis. Exceptions are made for terminally ill veterans; if a doctor certifies that a veteran is terminally ill, he or she receives priority status.
- Tere Dunlap
Among the attendees were JB Pierce, Brodhead; Walter Krahenbuhl, Monroe; Donald John VanWagenen, Monroe; Ernest Otto Steinmann, Argyle; and Gerald Myers, Gratiot, according to Brian Ziegler, Badger Honor Flight president.
The purpose of the Honor Flight Network is to ensure that WWII and terminally ill veterans from any war have the opportunity to see the memorials that have been erected in their honor. The Honor Flight Network provides all amenities to the veterans, including all transportation, meals and lodging. Everything is free to the veterans because of how much they have sacrificed for this great country already. The only money veterans need is if they want to buy a souvenir for themselves.
The veterans are accompanied by volunteer guardians, who take care of any special needs. Guardians are responsible for paying their own trip fee.
The first Badger Honor Flight took place in April of 2010. In just over two years, Badger Honor Flight has flown more than 500 veterans to Washington, D.C. for what many characterize as "the trip of a lifetime."
In early 2009, a group of local volunteers formed a hub in the national Honor Flight Network in Madison. The Badger Honor Flight serves veterans in Columbia, Dane, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette, Richland, Sauk and parts of Dodge counties.
Pictures from the flight and details on all four 2012 flights can be found at www.facebook.com/pages/Badger-Honor-Flight/316301651828
All veterans and guardians interested in flying out of the Madison hub must submit an application to Badger Honor Flight, available at www.badgerhonorflight.org. Veterans and guardians are selected for flights on a first-come, first-served basis. Exceptions are made for terminally ill veterans; if a doctor certifies that a veteran is terminally ill, he or she receives priority status.
- Tere Dunlap