Flight #56 June 1, 2026
94 Veterans (93 Vietnam era, 1 Korea era)
Veteran Roster & Cards/Letters are at the bottom of this page
5, 389 TOTAL VETERANS FLOWN ON FLIGHTS I-56, 2010-2026; (1,049 WWII; 1,273 KOREA; & 3,067 VIETNAM). TOTAL GUARDIANS 3,418
Also including 120 sets of siblings (included 5 Marohls, 5 Peters & 4 Dobbies & 4 Nests), 15 husband/wives & 81 Women veterans.
Click here for Mission 56’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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VIEW OF THE AIR FORCE MEMORIAL FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE!
Suzanne & Warren Aschbrenner, NFHF’s 15th married couple to fly with us!
Jerry & Jeff Binder honoring their brother Jim, in our Flags of our Heroes ceremony.
Our VP of Operations, Jan Wendtland, stepping in as a Guardian, as well as the Gold Bus Captain
National Guard soldiers welcoming our honored Veterans
Thank You Cards, Letters & Emails
Catholic Financial Life Chapter #309 Marshfield
GFWC Antigo Junior Woman’s Club
Groundswell Charitable Foundation
Honoring Army Korea era veteran Joseph Suchon Mission #16 May19, 2014
Honoring Vietnam era veteran Ronald Winters Mission #54 October 27, 2025
Honoring Vietnam era veteran Vernon Savage, Jr Mission #56 June 1, 2026
Honoring Vietnam era veteran Ron Winters Mission #54 October27, 2025
Barron County Electric Cooperative
Wesley United Methodist Church
Woman’s Cultural and Service Organization
Community Church Thrift Shop St Germain
Athens River Country Coop C-Store
American Legion Post 73 and Auxilliary Neilsville and Neillsville Gun Club
Honoring Vietnam era veteran Ronald Young Mission #48 May 20, 2024
VFW Auxiliary Post #8527 Athens
The Material Girls Quilt Club of Wisconsin Raprids
St Patrick’s Catholic Counciil
Honoring Vietnam era veteran Ronald Winterss Mission #54 October 27, 2025
Honoring Vietnam era veteran Larry Cline Mission #34 October 15, 2018
NFHF President’s newsletter September 2026