Final honor flight of the year takes off from CVG Airport
The final honor flight of the year is taking place Tuesday. The final honor flight of the year takes place Tuesday at CVG Airport in Washington D.C. The mission is simple to celebrate veterans by flying them for free to Washington, DC. The flight will feature 81 veterans, including 40 law enforcement retirees, as well as 500 to 1000 people who share their experiences. Hundreds of people will attend a parade to celebrate the flight, which will also feature the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
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IS LEARN CPR, EVEN IF YOU THINK YOU’LL NEVER NEED IT. ABSOLUTELY GOOD ADVICE. THERE HAVE EVENING NOW AT 615 ON THIS TUESDAY MORNING, THE FINAL HONOR FLIGHT OF THE YEAR TAKING PLACE TODAY. THE MISSION IS SIMPLE. CELEBRATE OUR VETERANS BY FLYING THEM FOR FREE TO WASHINGTON, D.C., TO SEE OUR NATION’S MEMORIALS THAT WERE BUILT TO HONOR THEM. WLWT NEWS 5 RICHARD CHILES IS THERE FOR THIS MORNING’S SENDOFF TO SHARE THEIR STORIES. OH, GOOD MORNING FROM CVG WHERE THE EMOTIONAL DEPARTURE TAKING PLACE FOR THESE VETERANS GOING ON THIS HONOR FLIGHT FOR THESE MEN AND WOMEN IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE MEMORIALS THAT THEY HAVE EARNED IN BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS. ERIC FRANCE YOU HAVE BEEN AN AMBASSADOR FOR SO MANY YEARS. TELL US ABOUT THIS EMOTIONAL TRIP. WELL, THIS MORNING WE’VE GOT 81 VETERANS GOING TO WASHINGTON, D.C. 40 OF THOSE ARE LAW ENFORCEMENT, RETIRED OFFICERS. SO THAT’S BEEN WHAT WE’VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS YEAR. IT’S JUST A GREAT DAY THAT THEY’RE ACTUALLY BESIDES THE NORMAL MEMORIALS, THEY’RE ALSO GOING TO GO TO THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL AND GET TO SEE THE WALL WHERE THEIR COLLEAGUES PASSED AWAY AND THEIR NAMES ARE ETCHED IN GRANITE. TELL ME ABOUT THIS MOMENT FOR THESE VETERANS TO TOUCH THIS FLAG. YOU’VE BEEN SUCH AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE CEREMONIES TO SEE THESE VETERANS GOING TO WASHINGTON, DC FOR THIS DAY TO SHARE THIS WITH A GUARDIAN. YEAH, THIS IS THE THIS IS THE START OF A VERY EMOTIONAL DAY FOR THEM. THE FLAG MEANS THE WORLD TO THEM. BUT WHEN WE COME BACK TONIGHT, THAT’S WHEN IT REALLY THAT’S THE ICING ON THE CAKE BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE VETERANS, VIETNAM, KOREAN WAR VETERANS, THEY WEREN’T WELCOMED HOME. THEY WERE LARGELY IGNORED. WE’LL HEAR FROM THE VIETNAM VETS HOW THEY WERE ASSAULTED OR SPIT ON AND CALLED BABY KILLERS. AND THEY’RE GOING TO COME BACK TONIGHT AND THERE’S GOING TO BE ABOUT 500 TO 1000 PEOPLE TO WELCOME THEM HOME AND LET THEM KNOW HOW MUCH THEY WERE WANTED AND APPRECIATED. SO AND YOU CAN BE A PART OF THAT EMOTIONAL WELCOME HOME CEREMONY THAT’S GOING TO TAKE PLACE RIGHT HERE AT CVBG IN THAT ARRIVALS AREA. IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY POWERFUL, A PERFECT CONCLUSION TO THIS VERY EMOTIONAL DAY AT
Final honor flight of the year takes off from CVG Airport The final honor flight of the year is taking place Tuesday.The mission is simple: to celebrate veterans by flying them for free to Washington D.C. to see our nation's memorials that were built to honor them.On Tuesday morning, 81 veterans will head to Washington D.C. from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, including 40 law enforcement retirees.Veteran Erik Franz who helps organize the honor flight said that's something they have been working on this year.Franz said the group will not only tour the war memorials in Washington D.C., but they will also be going to see the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial where law enforcement veterans will see their colleagues' names etched in granite."This is the start of a very emotional day for them," Franz said Tuesday morning before the group took off for Washington, D.C.When the group comes back Tuesday night, they will be welcomed home by hundreds of people with a parade to celebrate their service to the country.Anyone is able to join in on the parade.The flight returns at 8:30 p.m. with the parade taking place in the rotunda of the parking structure of the airport. The final honor flight of the year is taking place Tuesday. The mission is simple: to celebrate veterans by flying them for free to Washington D.C. to see our nation's memorials that were built to honor them. On Tuesday morning, 81 veterans will head to Washington D.C. from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, including 40 law enforcement retirees. Veteran Erik Franz who helps organize the honor flight said that's something they have been working on this year. Franz said the group will not only tour the war memorials in Washington D.C., but they will also be going to see the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial where law enforcement veterans will see their colleagues' names etched in granite. "This is the start of a very emotional day for them," Franz said Tuesday morning before the group took off for Washington, D.C. When the group comes back Tuesday night, they will be welcomed home by hundreds of people with a parade to celebrate their service to the country. Anyone is able to join in on the parade. The flight returns at 8:30 p.m. with the parade taking place in the rotunda of the parking structure of the airport.