Sharon Lake

After 71 missions, Great River Honor Flight organizer says many veterans continue to question whether they should go

July 1, 2024 | By Shane Hulsey

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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'These veterans are the backbone of our country and our freedom': Center woman recognized for work with Great River Honor Flight

August 27, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent

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…

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