{"id":125611,"date":"2025-10-21T10:27:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T14:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=125611"},"modified":"2025-11-11T19:16:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T00:16:51","slug":"125611","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/10\/21\/125611\/","title":{"rendered":"Honor Flight Northeast Indiana celebrates Flight 54"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tHonorFlightNortheastIndiana-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115901\" srcset=\"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, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tHonorFlightNortheastIndiana.jpg 349w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Honor Flight Northeast Indiana has safely transported 4,064 veterans to Washington, D.C. to visit the memorials dedicated to their service and sacrifice.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Honor Flight Northeast Indiana news release:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Honor Flight Northeast Indiana Celebrates Flight 54!<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Honor Flight Northeast Indiana (HFNEI) will celebrate its 54th flight to Washington D.C. on Wednesday, November 5th, 2025<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (October 21, 2025) &#8211; Honor Flight Northeast Indiana has safely transported 4,064 veterans to Washington, D.C. to visit the memorials dedicated to their service and sacrifice. For the upcoming 54th flight, 85 veterans are confirmed to participate: 1 from the Korean War, 8 from the Cold War, and 76 from the Vietnam War. Among these honored veterans, four have received Purple Hearts (1 with Valor), two have been awarded Bronze Stars, and another has received the Distinguished Cross \u2013 11 Oakleaf Clusters.<\/p>\n<p>HFNI President, Cathy Berkshire states \u201cThank you to the Fort Wayne, Northeast Indiana, Northwest Ohio communities for helping us fulfill our mission, allowing Honor Flight Northeast Indiana to commemorate our 54th Honor Flight! A special Thank You to the Waynedale American Legion Post 241 for hosting Honor Flight Northeast Indiana for our morning program!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Berkshire states, &#8220;We invite all individuals to participate in the Welcome Home Celebration to recognize and pay tribute to these heroes upon their return from Washington D.C. that they so richly deserve. Please plan to arrive at Fort Wayne International Airport around 8:00 pm. Portions of the long-term parking will be closed and a majority of the people attending will be redirected to a designated area on Ardmore Avenue with shuttle service to and from Fort Wayne International Airport, please plan to carpool, if possible. Due to construction at The Fort Wayne Internation Airport most of the Welcome Home will be held outside. Please plan to dress according to the weather. Please feel free to bring  a folding chair or camp chair so sit down while waiting for our return.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Honor Flight NE Indiana, Inc. is a volunteer-run, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization. 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