Honor Flight NorthEast Indiana (Courtesy: Northeastern REMC)
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Honor Flight Northeast Indiana (HFNEI) is slated to celebrate its 35th flight to Washington D.C. on Wednesday, April 27, 2022.
The last HFNEI Honor Flight, taken in October of 2019, was sponsored and paid for by Phil’s One Stop of Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio. Once again, two and a half years later, Phil’s One Stop will again sponsor the flight. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, flights were suspended in 2020 and 2021.
Honor Flight #35 currently consists of a total of 81 veterans: 4 WWII veterans, 28 Korean War veterans, 36 Cold War veterans and 13 Vietnam War veterans. Of these veterans, 32 served in two or more eras. To date, 2,538 veterans have been transported to Washington by Honor Flight Northeast Indiana, to reflect upon the memorials built in their honor.
HFNEI released the following:
Thanks to Phil and Renee Carper, owners and operators of 24 Marathon Oil Service stations, Phil’s One Stop has raised and donated more than $200,000 to Honor Flight Northeast Indiana over the past three years.
Renee Carper said, “We are honored that we can do this for our men and women who served in our armed forces. It is the least we can do to honor these veterans who have fought to keep our country free.”
Due to construction at the airport, no welcome home festivities are permitted.
Recently elected Honor Flight Northeast Indiana President, Cathy Berkshire said, “We are thrilled to be flying again! With a challenging schedule of three flights planned for the spring season, we hope to catch up a bit on the list of veterans who have been very patiently awaiting their well-deserved trip to Washington. There are no words to express our gratitude to the Carpers for their generosity.”
