Flight #50 – October 28, 2024

This flight was funded by Marathon Cheese Corp. & Raymond and Marie Goldbach Foundation

110 Vietnam Era Veterans 

Veteran Roster & Cards/Letters are at the bottom of this page

“Back in the day” & flight day veteran Photos CLICK HERE

4,814 TOTAL VETERANS FLOWN ON FLIGHTS I-50, 2010-2024; (1,048 WWII; 1,267 KOREA; & 2,499 VIETNAM). TOTAL GUARDIANS FLOWN ON FLIGHTS I-50 (2010-2024) 2,976

Click here for Dave Junion’s Photos 

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PORTRAIT PHOTOS OF MISSION #50’S VETERANS CLICK HERE! 

(CLICK ON INDIVIDUAL PICTURE FOR NAME)

“This image defines everything about what the honor flight is about. So many different tangents of emotion…Service, family, lost friends…..and much more. ” Dave Junion

 

 

John Skoug, CEO of Marathon Cheese Corporation, with his new Sun Country 737 with his “name” painted on it!!

 

1 of the 58,281 names etched in the black marble of those that died in Vietnam

 

Inspection at the changing of the guard, Tomb of the Unknowns, Arlington National Cemetary

Perfection & Precision

 

 

The only Monument we saw on Mission #50!

 

 

The 3 Carlson brothers honoring their brother, James, in the Flag of our Heroes Ceremony, who passed before the flight

 

 

The 911 Memorial, words cannot describe the feelings

 

1 of the 4 female veterans on Mission #50, also a biker “mamma”!!

 

 

110 Vietnam era veterans receiving their 1st welcome home, 5 decades they waited!

 

Thank You Cards, Letters & Emails

Nicholas Searer

Raymond and Marie Goldbach Foundation Inc

Paul and Alice Johnson

Mike and Mary Bennett

Sara Hayes Marine Corps League Detachment #350 Stevens Point

Raymond Hansen

Honoring veteran Larry Bromberek

Honoring Korea veteran Larry Lampsa Mission #25 September 12, 2016

Honoring WWII veteran William Drexler Sr

David Wachowiak

Honoring Vietnam era veteran Dennis Kmiec Mission #42 October 3, 2022

Honoring Korea era veteran Lawerence Pampsa Mission #25 September 12, 2016

Jim and Cathy Meyer

Rod Hoeth

Laurel and Rodney Hoeth

Maureen Ziemann

Better Life lodge #144 Mosinee

Aspirus Doctor Clinic Wisconsin Rapids

Pam and Whitey Steinagel

Andrew Schell

Ray Rentz

NFHF President’s newsletter November 2024  

NFHF President’s newsletter December 2024

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