Students Show Support for Area Veterans
Updated: 6:45 PM 4th and 5th graders at Schofield Elementary School presented gave the Honor Flight veterans $200.
Updated: 6:45 PM 4th and 5th graders at Schofield Elementary School presented gave the Honor Flight veterans $200.
Posted: 4:47 PM George Tobalski looks at pictures from the Never Forgotten Honor Flight and smiles.
Posted: 4:42 PM One of the main reasons the "Never Forgotten Honor Flight" organization was created, was to give World War II veterans the opportunity to visit the national memorial dedicated to the war they served in.
Posted: 4:41 PM Each veteran that participates in the "Never Forgotten Honor Flight", gets the opportunity to witness one of the most symbolic ceremonies in Washington D.C., the changing of the guard at "The Tomb of the Unknowns" at Arlington National Cemetery.
Posted: 4:41 PM It's been more than a year since the first "Never Forgotten Honor Flight". Since then, hundreds of World War II veterans from Wisconsin and Northern Michigan have taken the trip of a lifetime. Newschannel 7 had the opportunity to share the latest flight.
Posted: 4:40 PM Brothers Clarence, John and Edwin Ahrens of Wausau served in WWII, and now they've all been to our nation's capitol, thanks to honor flight.
Posted: 4:39 PM About 100 veterans are taking a trip of a lifetime. The 4th Never Forgotten Honor Flight took off at 7 AM from the Central Wisconsin Airport on Monday.
Posted: 4:39 PM Monday will be an emotional but exciting day for dozens of veterans in our area.
Posted: 4:38 PM Veterans of the second World War are less than 12 hours away from leaving on the trip of a lifetime.
Posted: 4:37 PM World War Two veterans from Central Wisconsin will get the chance to take the trip of a lifetime, thanks to some big hearts in our community.
Posted: 4:37 PM Whether you have big bucks to donate or just nickels and dimes to give, the Never Forgotten Honor Flight is in need of your help. The organization takes WWII Veterans to see the monuments dedicated to them at our nation's capitol - FREE of charge.
Posted: 4:36 PM One local real estate office is looking to raise funds to send 20 veterans on the Never Forgotten Honor Flight. This organization sends veterans free of charge to Washington D.C. to see the monuments that are dedicated to their service. First Weber Group is hoping to raise $10,000 through their Bike for Honor Flight 2010. The bike-a-thon will feature three distances and will be held on August 14 in Wisconsin Rapids.
Posted: 4:35 PM A half hour special report called "Trip of a Lifetime" about the first Never Forgotten Honor Flight from NorthCentral Wisconsin to Washington, D.C. is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Memorial Day Monday evening on NewsChannel 7.
Posted: 4:31 PM When the WWII veterans returned from their Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. they were given a huge welcome home at the airport.
Posted: 4:34 PM As they flew home from their Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C., WWII veterans from Northcentral Wisconsin were treated to letters written by family, friends and school kids. The letters thanked them for their service to our country.
Posted: 4:33 PM A stop at the WWII memorials brings memories flooding back for Northcentral Wisconsin Veterans on the Never Forgotten Honor Flight.
Posted: 4:33 PM While in Washington D.C. on the Never Forgotten Honor Flight, WWII veterans from Northcentral Wisconsin were treated to a spontaneous, heartfelt thank you from school kids at Arlington National Cemetery.
Posted: 4:30 PM In a city filled with them, many call The World War Two Memorial in Washington D.C. the best of them all.
Posted: 4:31 PM It's one of the most iconic images of World War Two, the raising of the American Flag at Iwo Jima.
Posted: 4:29 PM Nearly 100 World War II veterans from Northcentral Wisconsin boarded a plane Tuesday morning bound for Washington, D.C. to see the World War II Memorial and other sites.
Posted: 4:29 PM The Never Forgotten Honor Flight leaves for Washington D.C. from Mosinee Tuesday morning. Sunday evening, the veterans going on the trip met their Guardians, the men and women who will take care of them during the trip.