Highlights from our 111th flight
marc.zarefsky2023-09-29T11:17:26-05:00September 20 was the penultimate flight for our 2023 Honor Flight Chicago season with 116 veterans traveling to yet another gorgeous weather day in our nation’s capital.
Joseph Varanauski: Never give up the guard
marc.zarefsky2023-09-20T08:59:55-05:00“I was, and still am, proud, humbled and honored to have been chosen to be a Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.”
Ignacio Rodriguez: From Crew Chief To Welcome Home Organizer
marc.zarefsky2023-09-18T21:34:13-05:00Ignacio ‘Nacho’ says he’s a Navy man that never set foot on a ship. Still, he’s proud of his naval service as a crew chief on a C-121 Constellation known as the Typhoon Tracker that traveled throughout the Pacific.
Larry Krog: The Phantom Marine
marc.zarefsky2023-09-18T21:33:22-05:00It would be an understatement to say that Larry Krog always made up his own mind.
Harry DeBruin: A Prayer Made and Answered
marc.zarefsky2023-09-18T21:32:31-05:00Harry DeBruin grew up in a house with a horse stable near Lansing, IL. His family owned 50 horses and they boarded an additional 50 horses.
Jesse Kimp: Cold War Warrior
marc.zarefsky2023-09-18T21:31:43-05:00While political powers battled for supremacy during the Cold War, Airman Jesse Kimp was just trying to keep warm while serving late night guard duty in Alaska Territory.
Joseph Lombardi: Serving and Protecting
marc.zarefsky2023-09-18T21:30:24-05:00Joseph Lombardi was born in Chicago in 1947 and raised in the Cragin neighborhood on the northwest side of the city. His father had served under George Patton in World War II and fought in the Battle of the Bulge.
Roger Dexter: A Fiery Experience
marc.zarefsky2023-09-18T21:29:28-05:00Roger Dexter was born in Melrose Park, Illinois in 1945, the fourth of five children. His father served in the Army in World War II but was never sent overseas, in part because of the large number of children he had.
Highlights from our 110th flight
marc.zarefsky2023-09-05T10:04:29-05:00While Chicago scorched under a triple-digit heat index, it was a relatively cool and comfortable day in D.C. in the low 80s for our one WWII, seven Korean War, and 101 Vietnam War veterans.