A life of debt

April 26, 2017 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

WSIL TV Photo

WSIL TV Photo

WASHINGTON, DC/MARION, IL (Shay Lazansky, Marion Daily Republican, Please click for the full story. Here is an excerpt) More than 50 veterans of World War II and the Korean War departed the Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois as the sun was rising on Tuesday, under the cover of the American flag, for the first Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois. Bryan Questelle, chairman of the Honor Flight Program, said, “Without the sacrifices they made, we don’t have the freedoms we have.” The Honor Flight is a national program that raises funds to bring veterans who may not have the funds, or may not be healthy enough to go on their own, to Washington D.C. to view the memorials and monuments that commemorate the conflicts they fought in. The veterans, along with chaperones called “guardians,” Honor Flight staff, and medical personnel fly to D.C. early in the morning, and visit as many monuments, museums and memorials as possible, before flying back that night.

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