Washington Co., WI – There are 10 Vietnam veterans from Washington County, WI, who will be on the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight’s 76th mission Saturday, September 7 when the “Stars and Stripes Honor Flight” departs for the nation’s capital.
Local veterans include:
From Germantown: Robert Power – Navy, Barbara Kudronowicz – Marines
From Hartford: Michael Hageman and Gene Christman – Navy
From Kewaskum: Ronald Menger – Navy and Frank Falter – Air Force
From Slinger: Marlyn Lindert – Army
From West Bend: Roger Paulin and George Stippich III – Army and Leo Winkle – Air Force
Two Southwest Airlines 737 aircraft will leave Milwaukee’s Mitchell International Airport at approximately 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. on flight day, bound for Washington Dulles International Airport with 115 local veterans (and their guardians) on board.
On that day, Stars and Stripes Honor Flight will welcome 1 WWII veteran, 11 Korean War veterans and 103 veterans of the Vietnam War and Vietnam Era.
Veterans taking their Stars and Stripes Honor Flight on September 7 include a 97-year-old WWII Navy veteran, two female Marines, and a 74-year-old former Navy SEAL.
After the planes land at Dulles Airport on flight day, the veterans will board coach buses to tour Washington DC’s WWII Memorial, the Korean War Memorial, the Air Force Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Wall, and more.
The day will also include viewing the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Veterans’ families and friends and all members of the community are encouraged to attend the Homecoming parades at Mitchell Airport that evening. The two planes are scheduled to land at 8:00 pm (alpha) and 9:20 p.m. (bravo)
The Kettle Moraine High School Band and the Brookfield East Spartanettes Dance Team will provide spirit for the Homecoming festivities.
Prior to the September 7 flight, Stars and Stripes Honor Flight has flown 10,127 local veterans on these trips to Washington DC since 2008 and has honored more than 50 veterans locally who were not able to fly. As an all-volunteer organization with no paid staff and no offices, the organization is proud to share that $.97 of every donated dollar goes directly to flying and honoring veterans.
Honor Flight is a national program with more than 130 hubs from coast to coast. Nationally, hubs in the Honor Flight Network have taken well over 275,000 veterans to see their memorials.
Timeline of activities for the Saturday September 7 Stars and Stripes Honor Flight:
5:00 am – Veterans and their guardians begin check in at Mitchell Airport’s main concourse
5:50 am & 6:50 am – National Anthem by Waukesha’s Vintage Mix Quartet
6:30 am – First Stars and Stripes Honor Flight departs for Washington Dulles Airport, water cannon salute on runway
7:30 am – Second Stars and Stripes Honor Flight departs for Dulles Airport, water cannon salute on runway 9 am – 10 am (ET) – Flights arrive at Dulles Airport, load buses for DC tour
6:30 pm (ET) – Return to Dulles Airport, load planes for departure back to MKE
8:00 pm (CT, approximate) and 9:20 pm (CT, approximate) – Return flights land at Mitchell Airport, veterans deplane for parade through the airport’s main concourse.
