News : Eastern Iowa Honor Flight #45 CANCELLED

On Tuesday, October 18, 2022, the Eastern Iowa Honor Flight Board voted, making the difficult decision to cancel flight #45. Unfortunately, due to a plane malfunction in the early morning hours, the flight would have been delayed by at least 3 hours. A delayed agenda would have greatly impacted the Honor Flight experience, forcing several memorial visits to be eliminated and others shortened.

"An abbreviated itinerary is not the experience our veterans deserve," states Eastern Iowa Honor Flight President, Jason Brandon. "Our Board made a difficult decision to cancel today's trip to Washington D.C. to ensure that these 90 veterans share in the same full experience as the veterans on the 44 flights that have made the trip before them."

The cancellation of today's Eastern Iowa Honor Flight will also impact the Welcome Home celebration that was planned for this evening.

The Eastern Iowa Honor Flight Board is working to reschedule Honor Flight #45 as soon as possible. All veterans and guardians will be contacted when a solution is in place. The organization thanks you for your patience and understanding.

The Eastern Iowa Honor Flight is an entirely volunteer organization which does not receive any government funding. To support this mission through a donation, please visit our website: www.eihonorflight.org. Donations can be made via check by submitting a donation form or online via PayPal. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated. This flight is generously sponsored by Wild Hogs Saloon & Eatery.

About the Eastern Iowa Honor Flight

The Eastern Iowa Honor Flight is a federally recognized 501(c)3 non-profit organization staffed entirely by volunteers dedicated to honor and pay tribute to WWII, Korean, Vietnam Era and other Veterans. The Eastern Iowa Honor Flight is an official hub of the Honor Flight Network™, allowing the acceptance of applications from veterans in Benton, Iowa, Jasper, Jones, Johnson, Linn, Marshall, South Tama, Poweshiek and Washington counties. It is our goal to take every veteran that applies.

All Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, Reserves, and National Guard veterans serving during war or peacetime, overseas or stateside are encouraged to apply. Priority is given to WWII and Korean War veterans, as well as those with catastrophic illness. Next priority is given to Vietnam veterans followed by those from other conflicts. You are still eligible and encouraged to apply even if you did not serve in combat. Due to the large waiting list, please apply only once. Your application will be kept on file in the order it was received.