Flight #52 – May 19, 2025

105 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

5,020 TOTAL VETERANS FLOWN ON FLIGHTS I-52, 2010-2025; (1,048 WWII; 1,269 KOREA; & 2,703 VIETNAM). TOTAL GUARDIANS FLOWN ON FLIGHTS I-52 (2010-2025) 3,115

Click here for Mission 52’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!

Mission #52’s Sun Country launching from CWA heading to DC!!


 

The Welcome at Reagan Airport was unexpected!


 

Getting a “rubbing” of 1 of the 58,281 names on the Vietnam Wall

 

 

The Jewel of the Mall, the WWII Memorial

 

 

 

The Air Force Memorial has a spectacular view of DC

 

CWA’s Welcome Home 50+ years in the waiting

 

 

 

100’s of school children thanking them all day!

 

 

 

 

Thank You Cards, Letters & Emails

John Mastoras

John Wing

Wisconsin Wildlife Federation District 4 West

US Sectretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy

Sharon Horn

John Wing (2)

John Mastoras

Honoring WWII veteran Kern Neve, Mission #4 May 2, 2011

Honoring Vietnam veteran Andrew Kurszwski Mission #39 May 2, 2011

Honoring Korea veteran Conrad Favor Mission #27 April 24, 2017

Barron Electric Cooperative

Linus Risch

Jack Bremer

GFWC Antigo Junior Woman’s Club

Gerald Blum

Frank and Lena Simon Family reunion

Faculty and staff from AES, AMS and Maple Grove schools

Elizabeth McBride

Charles and Clara Rainville

AT THE UNKNOWN SOLDIEER’S TOMB BY Art Rathburn, Mission #52

Arthur Rathburn

Art Noel

John M Pempek

Honoring WWII veteran Kern Neve, Mission #4 May 2, 2011

Honoring WWII veteran David Braun Mision #21 September 28, 2015 

Wisconsin Wildlife Federation District 4 West

Wisconsin Public Service

Wisconsin Lamda Master of Beta Sigma Phi

Wilderness Sportsman’s Club

Wesley United Methodist Church

St Patrick’s Catholic Church Council

Nancy and David Vance

Minocqua Forest Riders Snowmobile Club

Mike Baxter

Frank and Lena Simon Family reunion

Faculty and staff from AES, AMS and Maple Grove schools

Charles and Clara Rainville

John M Pempek

Rodger Allen and Family

Nancy and David Vance

Jerry and Glenda Severson

NFHF President’s newsletter June 2025

NFHF President’s newsletter July 2025

VETERAN ROSTER