2020 Honor Flights canceled due to coronavirus pandemic
July 10, 2020 03:50 PM
Crowds at Appleton International Airport welcome home veterans returning on the 50th Old Glory Honor Flight on May 29, 2019
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WBAY.com (Greenbay, Wisconsin)
All Honor Flights are canceled for 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The local Old Glory Honor Flight says it received word from the national network that all missions to Washington, D.C. are off.
Honor Flights fly war veterans to Washington to see the memorials in their honor.
"While we are heartbroken, we would never put our veterans and volunteers at risk," reads a post on the Old Glory Honor Flight Facebook page. "Rest assured that we at Old Glory Honor Flight will never stop until we have given each and every one of our heroes their well-deserved, and long-overdue Tour of Honor. #undeterred"
All donations will be put toward the 2021 flight season.
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