Washington County, WI – There are 13 veterans from Washington County on the June 19, 2022, Stars & Stripes Honor Flight.
Stars and Stripes Honor Flight’s 63rd mission” will take off Saturday, June 18 when 130 local WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans depart for the nation’s capital.
Two Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft will leave Milwaukee’s Mitchell International Airport at approximately 6 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. on flight day, bound for Washington Dulles International Airport.
On that day, the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight will welcome 3 WWII veterans, 8 Korean War veterans, and 119 veterans of the Vietnam War. Veterans taking their Stars and Stripes Honor Flight on June 18 include three brothers who all served during the Vietnam War, three WWII Navy veterans in their mid-nineties, and a Korean War veteran who served in the 82nd Airborne.
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.
Veterans’ families and friends are encouraged to attend the Homecoming parades at Mitchell Airport that evening, and the two planes are scheduled to land at 8:05 p.m. (alpha) and 9:30 p.m. (bravo).
If a federal TSA mandate dictates that masks are required inside Mitchell Airport, all are asked to follow this directive if they are planning to attend the Homecoming. The University of Wisconsin Alumni Band and the Arrowhead High School Hawkettes Dance Team will provide spirit for the Homecoming festivities.
Prior to the June 18 flight, Stars and Stripes Honor Flight has flown 8,273 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. The WWII Memorial did not open until 2004, and many of our oldest veterans are unable to visit Washington DC without assistance. Nationally, hubs in the Honor Flight network have taken more than 250,000 veterans to see their memorials.
Timeline of activities for the Saturday, June 18 Stars and Stripes Honor Flight:
5:00 a.m. – Veterans and their guardians begin check-in on Mitchell Airport’s main concourse
5:50 a.m. – National Anthem by Milwaukee Bucks’ vocalist Ben Tajnai
6:30 a.m. – “Alpha” flight departs for Dulles Airport; water cannon salute on runway (weather permitting)
7:30 a.m. – “Bravo” flight departs for Dulles Airport; water cannon salute on runway (weather permitting)
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (ET) – Flights arrive at Dulles Airport, load buses for DC tour
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. (ET) – Return to Dulles Airport, load planes for departure back to MKE
8:05 p.m. (CT, approximate) and 9:30 pm (CT, approximate) – Return flights land at Mitchell Int’l Airport, veterans deplane for parade through the airport’s main concourse. The University of Wisconsin Alumni Band and the Arrowhead High School Hawkettes will provide spirit and entertainment for the Homecoming parades. Masks will be required for everyone in attendance if a federal mandate is in effect.
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