{"id":117442,"date":"2025-05-19T18:00:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T22:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=117442"},"modified":"2025-05-24T11:47:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T15:47:26","slug":"eighty-six-veterans-to-experience-the-51st-honor-flight-20250521","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/05\/19\/eighty-six-veterans-to-experience-the-51st-honor-flight-20250521\/","title":{"rendered":"Eighty-Six veterans to experience the 51st Honor Flight &#8211; 5\/21\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tHonorFlightNortheastIndiana.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"349\" height=\"468\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-115901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tHonorFlightNortheastIndiana.jpg 349w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tHonorFlightNortheastIndiana-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tHonorFlightNortheastIndiana-150x201.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tHonorFlightNortheastIndiana-300x402.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tHonorFlightNortheastIndiana-313x420.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Honor Flight Northeast Indiana is slated for its 51st Honor Flight from Fort Wayne, May 21, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Honor Flight Northeast Indiana news release:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Eighty-Six Veterans To Experience The 51st Honor Flight On May 21, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (May 19, 2025) &#8211; Honor Flight Northeast Indiana is slated for its 51st Honor Flight from Fort Wayne, May 21, 2025. Eighty-Six veterans from the Fort Wayne Area are booked and confirmed for the flight. Included on this flight will be, 3 Korea war veterans, 6 Cold war veterans, 76 Vietnam veterans, 1 Lebanon\/Grenada veterans. Included on this flight are 9 veterans that served their county in more than one war or conflict. As of this date 3901 veterans have traveled from Ft Wayne to Washington D.C. on an Honor Flight.<\/p>\n<p>Honor Flight Northeast Indiana thanks all the organizations and individuals who, through their donations at local events and fund-raising events, have made it possible to give our Veterans a day of remembrance and honor for their service. The visits to all the memorials built in their honor, made this a wonderful day for the men and women who deserve our respect and honor!<\/p>\n<p>A Welcome Home celebration is scheduled at the Fort Wayne International Airport for 9:00 PM EST. Please plan to arrive by 8:00 PM EST and park in the Long-Term Parking Lot.<\/p>\n<p>Cathy Berkshire, President of Honor Flight Northeast Indiana, and the entire Honor Flight Team are excited to honor this group of veterans on our second flight for 2025. \u201cWe are so thankful for the community support of Honor Flight so we can Honor our Veterans with their trip to Washington D.C. We look forward to having a large crowd at the Fort Wayne International Airport to welcome these Veterans home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Honor Flight Northeast Indiana, Inc. is a volunteer, nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization. Donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/99866.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Korean War Veterans in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.  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