Great River Honor Flight
QUINCY — Quincy’s Masonic Temple and Dot Foods will hold a Sloppy Joe lunch on Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Masonic Temple, 428 Jersey. Serving hours will be 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with proceeds from the meal benefiting Great River Honor Flight. The fundraiser will offer Sloppy Joes, baked beans, chips and a drink.…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Great River Honor Flight’s sixth and final mission of 2024 will take place on Thursday, Oct. 10, leaving from Hannibal-LaGrange University. Thirty-two veterans will take part on this trip. One served in Korea and 23 served during the Vietnam. They represent Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Army National Guard. This…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Great River Honor Flight’s fourth mission of 2024, No. 72, will take place on Thursday, Aug. 15. The departure and return of the mission will be from the campus of Hannibal-LaGrange University. The trip will follow the itinerary of the past 15 years. It starts with a 2:30 a.m. departure for…
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QUINCY — Carlos Fernandez worked in broadcasting for 46 years, and despite all the “cool things” he got to do during that time, he said nothing compares to the Great River Honor Flight. “I never got to do anything as cool as this,” he said. Fernandez, chairman of the Great River Honor Flight Board of…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Great River Honor Flight Board of Directors announced the second mission of 2024, No. 70 overall, will take place on Thursday, May 30, leaving from and returning to Hannibal-LaGrange University. Thirty-three veterans will take part in this trip, with 31 serving during the Vietnam era. These men represent the Army, Navy,…
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QUINCY — The Great River Honor Flight board of directors recently announced the initial mission of 2024 will take place on Thursday, April 11, leaving from John Wood Community College. Thirty-two veterans will take part in this trip, with 29 serving during the Vietnam era and the remaining three serving before or after Vietnam. They…
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QUINCY — Great River Honor Flight is marking its 15th year of operation this year. The local Honor Flight hub has been offering free trips to Washington, D.C. for local veterans since Veterans Day 2009. In a press release, Carlos Fernandez, chairman of the Great River Honor Flight board, said, “From the very first trip…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Great River Honor Flight’s 67th mission will take place on Thursday, Sept. 14, leaving from Hannibal LaGrange University. The program, which started serving the state region in 2010, has seen 2,129 local veterans who served in WWII, Korea, Vietnam and between those conflicts participate in the program. This trip will increase…
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CENTER, Mo. – Sharon Lake, of Center, Mo., always considered herself patriotic, but she got a new perspective when her son joined the Air Force in 2002. Lake’s son, Michael Copenhaver, served in the U.S. Air Force for 10 years before retiring as an aircraft hydraulic systems specialist in 2012. Copenhaver’s service ignited Lake’s patriotism…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Great River Honor Flight’s 66th mission will take place on Thursday, Aug. 17, departing from John Wood Community College. Thirty-one veterans will participate. Of that total, 27 served during the Vietnam era and the remaining four served before or after Vietnam. The 31 veterans come from Illinois (Adams, Brown, Hancock and McDonough…
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CENTER, Mo. — Veterans returning home from the Great River Honor Flight to Ralls County Elementary School Thursday evening received a warm welcome that might not have happened when they came home the first time. Thirty-three veterans were on board of the 65th Great River Honor Flight for their whirlwind trip to Washington DC on…
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CENTER, Mo. — A total of 33 veterans from Missouri, 26 from Ralls County, will participate in the next Great River Honor Flight mission to Washington, D.C., scheduled for Thursday, June 15. This is the third of six trips planned for this year and will be the first time that the departure and homecoming will…
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QUINCY — The 28 veterans and 28 guardians visiting Washington, D.C. on Thursday, May 11 as part of the Great River Honor Flight made a stop at the White House as part of the Vietnam War Commemoration, recognizing the 50th anniversary with a celebration in the nation’s capital. Of the 28 veterans on Thursday’s mission, 24…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Great River Honor Flight Board of Directors was notified Monday that the 28 veterans and 28 guardians visiting Washington, D.C. on Thursday, May 11 have received an invitation to tour the White House as part of the Vietnam War Commemoration, recognizing the 50th anniversary with a celebration in the nation’s capital. Of…
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Bob Gough talks to Carlos Fernandez about the upcoming Honor Flight and then Bob and Brittany Boll remind you to vote on Tuesday, April 4.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The first mission of 2023 by the Great River Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., will be on April 6. It is the first of six trips planned for this year. It will be the first time the homecoming will take place at Hannibal High School’s Korf Gymnasium. This will be the 63rd…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Great River Honor Flight recently released the dates for missions in 2023, as well as the expansion of eligibility for veterans who can apply for a future Honor Flight. Great River Honor Flight has 62 completed one-day trips to Washington, D.C., and more than 2,000 local veterans have participated during the past…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Great River Honor Flight’s next mission to Washington, D.C. will be Thursday, Aug. 18. This will be the 60th mission overall for local veterans since the program started serving the region in 2010. Since then, 1,916 local veterans who served in World War II, Korea, Vietnam and between those conflicts have…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Great River Honor Flight’s next mission to Washington, D.C. will be on Thursday, June 16. It will be the 59th mission since the program started serving the region in 2010, and 1,886 local veterans who served in World War II, Korea, Vietnam and between those conflicts have participated in this program. Approximately…
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QUINCY — The Great River Honor Flight missions to Washington, D.C. will resume Thursday May 19 after a pause of more than two years caused by the pandemic. “Our board felt that the mandates and restrictions in place the past 24 months did not allow our veterans to be able to fully experience the thanks…
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