Flight #29 – September 11, 2017

81 Veterans (9 WWII, 42 Korea & 30 Vietnam era)

TOTAL VETERANS FLOWN ON FLIGHTS I-XXVIX(2010-2017) 2,646

WWII 1,022, KOREA 1,105, VIETNAM 519

TOTAL GUARDIANS FLOWN ON FLIGHTS I-XXVIX (2010-2017) 1,621

Click here for Dave Junion’s Photos

“any image you would like just 1) click on the thumbnail 2) a large image will come up. Download that image. 3) play hard…Play happy… Reminder the section page headers are under the title, click on each section to see another series of photos (1,483 photos)  Thanks. Dave”

Mission #29 was totally funded by the B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation

(Mission #21 on September 28, 2015 & Misson #25 on September 12, 2016 were also totally funded by the B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation!)

Our only female veteran on the flight, WWII veteran Kay Rusch, being welcomed at Reagan Airport in Washington DC
A newer tradition of photo bombing live TV broadcasts
A silly tradition taking goofy pictures of Dr. Gossett
WWII B24 Crewman “Chub” Van Der Geese of Merrill, having a special moment with Special Ops Andy Jarvis
UP UP & AWAY in our Sun Country 737!

Thank you letters/notes/emails:

Charles and Alice Luedtke

Ron Christian Family

Lamond Husnick

Darryl Clauson

American Legion Auxillary Post 239 Tigerton

Nicolet Bank

Louie’s Cedar Swamp

Don and Linda Schneider

Raymond Potocki

Cathy Hirn

Donald Fryman

David and Susan Paisar

Western Fraternal Life 144

Sharon and Norman McNew

Frank Simon Reunion

Craig Koser

Hilary Cooper

Pattty Koppa

Ron Wald

Ed Steger

Western Fraternal Life #144

Joe Moreau and Family

WPS Health Solutions Employees

John Wiltse

MRC Sportsman Club

VA Clinic Staff Wisconsin Rapid

Wausau Coated Products, Inc. Fund

Lynn Maier

Jack and Trish Nugent

Bob Ilten

Aspirus Hospital Environmental Services Staff

American Legion Post 93 Tomahawk

The Deerbrook Rumble

Sharon Mushel

Henry and Terry Severson

Barb Sam and Tim Morgan

Peace Lutheran Church Fellowship Group

David Hatchkins

Connie Favor

Wausau Tile Empoyees Golf Outing

Sue Benjamin

Georgene Laska

Bob and Dodie Egan

Ruth Lyon

Ken and Mary Rajek

Irene Wagner

Kevin and Melissa Pittsley

Cindy Bowhay Steve and Joel Boeckman

Al Johnson

June Burda

Simon Family Reunion

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