Flight #51 – April 14, 2025
99 Vietnam Era & 1 Korea Era Veterans
Veteran Roster & Cards/Letters are at the bottom of this page
“Back in the day” veteran Photos CLICK HERE
4,914 TOTAL VETERANS FLOWN ON FLIGHTS I-51, 2010-2025; (1,048 WWII; 1,268 KOREA; & 2,598 VIETNAM). TOTAL GUARDIANS FLOWN ON FLIGHTS I-51 (2010-2025) 3,049
Click here for Mission 51’s Photos
(Thanks to these photographers Stacy Literski, Tanya Otto & Joel Langdon)
Instructions to download photos: click on photo you want (at some point you will be asked for your email), bottom left is a “heart” and “download arrow”. The heart will put the photo in your personal photo album. The download arrow will allow you to save the photo to your computer, just follow the screen instructions.
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Ask your grandchildren to help you!
GET ON THE PLANE, WE’RE GOING HOME!
THE MARINE’S MEMORIAL, IWO JIMA
OUR ONLY LADY VETERAN GIVEN A WELCOME AT REAGAN AIRPORT
60 KIDS FROM FRANKLIN, WI THANKING OUR VETERANS AT THE WWII MEMORIAL
FLAGS OF OUR HEROES CEREMONY
THE BREAD LINE AT FDR’S MEMORIAL THAT ONE OF OUR VETERANS SNUCK IN
CHANGING OF THE GUARD AT THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWNS
Thank You Cards, Letters & Emails
Honoring Army Vietnam era veteran David Lyons Mission #45 September 25, 2023
Honoring Army era veteran Roger Kemp Mission #21 September 28, 2015
Honoring Korea era veteran Eugene Battist Mission #13 September 9, 2013
Honoring Army Vietnam veteran Peter Olsen Mission #34 October 15, 2018
Honoring Vietnam era Veteran Donald Bangart Mission #42 October 3, 2022
Honoring Vietnam era Veteran Douglas Stott Mission #35 April 8, 2019
Honoring Korea Veteran Eugene Battist Mission #13 September 9, 2013
Edward Clussman – I didn’t think I deserved it
James Havlovick – I had been to DC many times before
Larry and Teonda Barrus – I got something that I was missing
Chuck Batchelder – once in a lifetime happening
NFHF President’s newsletter April 2025
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