Central Illinois Honor Flight

10/02/2013

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/10/government-shutdown-2013-world-war-ii-honor-flight-veterans-to-be-turned-away-94711.html

To add insult to injury for the millions of workers and everyday Americans impacted by the government shutdown, a group of World War II veterans will be barred from seeing the monument erected in their honor.

06/07/2013

Today marks the 69th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, which was the largest amphibious military assault in history. On this day, some 156,000 American, British, and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along the coast of France, beginning the bloody process of liberating Western Europe from Nazi control. Take a moment to read this commentary and be proud of a great generation of heroes and a great country!

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/06/06/d-day-greatest-lesson/

The greatest lesson of D-Day is that nothing is impossible for the American people.

06/06/2013

http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/06/d_day_vet_we_made_a_difference

05/28/2013

CIHF's annual fundraiser has become a popular community event with raffles, silent auction, great food, and an opportunity for Honor Flight alumni to have a reunion.

03/25/2013

Sgt. Skywalker has been a great friend to Central Illinois Honor Flight, meeting up with our groups on multiple occasions in D.C.

"Through the years of diligence and praise and the discomfort of the elements, I will walk my tour in humble reverence to the best of my ability" - The Sentinel's Creed

Sgt. Dontae Skywalker, Tomb Sentinel, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), honored this creed until the end. Amidst the snow, Skywalker laid a rose, Mar. 25, at the foot of one of the four Unknowns, signifying his last and final honor as a Sentinel. Skywalker served at the Tomb from Sep. 2010 to Sep. 2012. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Jose A. Torres Jr.)

02/14/2013

Two CIHF events were held in Decatur: a reuion for those who were on the Veterans Day 2012 trip, hosted by Imboden Gardens, and a presentation to the public at the Decatur Public Library.

01/30/2013

Rev. Farrow was on our most recent flight on Veterans Day 2012. He was one of only one or two triple war veterans on that trip: WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.

http://altondailynews.com/obits/details.cfm?id=7670 #.UQhdmb8kvng

01/03/2013