Honor Flight Chicago
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Honor Flight Chicago is a not-for-profit providing a day of honor, thanks & inspiration to WWII, Korean & Vietnam War vets with a trip to Washington, D.C.
NEW PODCAST EPISODE! Carl Brader served in Vietnam as a helicopter crew chief aboard high-risk missions transporting Special Forces into Laos and Cambodia for assignments that remained classified for long after the war.
Full episode: https://honorflightchicago.podbean.com/e/episode-99-carl-braders-classified-chopper-hops/
05/30/2026
Honor Flight Chicago's mission is to honor our senior Veterans, who inspired future generations with their service.
On June 3 at 11:30 a.m., join ABC News Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz for a special luncheon and conversation at the Union League Club of Chicago where she will discuss her new book, The Hero Next Door. Hear stories of courage, service, and sacrifice from our more recent service members who followed in the footsteps of those who came before.
Ticket includes a copy of The Hero Next Door, and Martha will sign copies. Ticket sales end Monday at 11:00 AM, so don't wait!
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ulcc-speaker-series-martha-raddatz-the-hero-next-door-tickets-1990173545649?aff=oddtdtcreator
05/25/2026
Honor Flight Chicago launched a Gold Star family program last year to honor our country's fallen and their loved ones aboard each of our flights.
This Memorial Day, we remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our nation, and those who grieve their loss to this day.
Honor Flight Chicago Flight 128 : 5/202016
32 sailors from Naval Station Great Lakes singing Anchor’s Aweigh while marching in to the gate to welcome home and es**rt
116 veteran heroes who flew on today’s Honor Flight.
3 from Korean War
113 from Vietnam War
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The youngest vet on today’s flight is 69, oldest 97, average age 79.
The flight consists of 113 Males, and 3 Females.
On todays flight there are
7 Combat Infantries, 1 Expert Infantry, 1 Combat Medic, 1 Marine Fleet Force Medic, 2 Navy Corpsmen, 1 Dolphin (sub), 2 Airborne Wings, 1 Master Aviator, 1 Marine Corps Combat Air, 1 Air Force Combat Crew, 1 Navy Aviator, and 2 Aviator Crew Wings,
2 Bronze Star with Valor, 1 Bronze Star Oak Leaf Cluster, 5 Bronze Star, 4 Purple Hearts, 1 Navy Achievement with Valor, and 4 Air Medal recipients on today’s flight.
62 Army, 13 Marine Corps, 23 Navy, and 18 Air Force heroes.
To date, since the first flight in June, 2008, has Flown a total of 12,436 heroes.
6,357 from WWII
2,289 from Korean War
3,790 from Vietnam War.
Every year, Honor Flight Chicago flies hundreds of veteran heroes to Washington D.C. to see the memorials erected in their honor. They are treated with a full day of the honor and respect they deserve! Our heroes arrived at at 3:30am today. It’s been a very long day for many of them. But here to cheer them on and begin their much deserved welcome home and they will be greeted by the cheers of 32 sailors at the gate, a pipe and drum band, the Frankfort Brass Band, and thousands of patiently waiting family and friends in baggage claim.
To learn more about Honor Flight Chicago, or to sign your hero up for a future flight, visit https://www.honorflightchicago.org. To find an Honor Flight near you (more than 120 hubs around the country), visit https://www.honorflight.org.
Follow along with the (late night) Welcome Home for the Heroes of !
After a lengthy weather delay in DC, our heroes are finally en route home! Luckily the Frankfort Brass Band is here to keep the crowds entertained.
05/20/2026
The official portrait of the heroes of !
05/20/2026
While our heroes make their way to our first stop today, get to know them better with 11 in-depth profiles written by Honor Flight Chicago volunteers. You'll meet a Korean War VP-9 pilot, an Air Force photo specialist who captured iconic images in Vietnam, a Seabee, a member of the "Brown Water Navy," and so much more.
https://www.honorflightchicago.org/tag/flight-128/
05/20/2026
Three Korean War and 113 Vietnam War Veterans are aboard Independence One headed to Washington, D.C. right now. Thank you for your service, and Welcome Home!
05/20/2026
We are deeply thankful to our Southwest Airlines partners for sending the beautiful new Independence One for our heroes today's !
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9701 W Higgins Road, Suite 310
Rosemont, IL
60018
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| Monday | 9am - 5pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 5pm |
| Friday | 9am - 5pm |