A Flight of Honor

Six Wright County veterans are set to go on the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight  Saturday, September 17. Aboard will be 162 passengers, approximately 150 veterans (included are 49 team leaders), and 12 personnel (doctor, nurses, EMT, videographer and staff). The cost for each veteran is $600, which is entirely covered by donations, and adds up to about $100,000 for the flight altogether. Team Leaders are Vietnam veterans who have volunteered to either walk with a group of 2-3 veterans or to push a veteran in a wheelchair.

The trip to Washington, D.C. gives the veterans a chance to visit with other veterans about their experiences, which is encouraged, and maybe to even share more with their families afterward.

The one-day trip will start when the group departs from the Fort Dodge Regional Airport aboard a Boeing 737 jet at around 6:20 a.m. The group returns to Fort Dodge at about 10:40 p.m.