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45th Never Forgotten Honor Flight

By TK Michaels Sep 14, 2023 | 11:11 AM

111 area Veterans will Board the 45th Never Forgotten Honor Flight

(The Herbert A. Haydock Memorial Flight)

to Washington D.C. on Monday, September 25th.

 

(Wausau) The Never Forgotten Honor Flight organization based in Wausau will fly 107 Vietnam and 4 Korea Era veterans from central and northern Wisconsin to Washington, D.C. to see the memorials that honor their service on Monday, September 25, 2023. It’s the organization’s 45th flight since the first Never Forgotten Honor Flight took place April 27, 2010.

62 guardians will accompany the vets on the one-day round trip that departs Central Wisconsin Airport at 6:30 a.m. and is scheduled to return at approximately 10 p.m. The public is invited to the Central Wisconsin Airport to welcome the veterans home Monday night, and Honor Flight officials recommend arriving no later than 8:30 p.m. Free parking for those welcoming these veterans home will be provided. Never Forgotten Honor Flight (NFHF) veteran alumni are encouraged to wear their NFHF-issued clothing (hat, shirt or windbreaker) for the welcome home ceremony.

After Monday’s trip, the Never Forgotten Honor Flight will have flown4,297veterans to Washington, D.C. All veterans that served prior to 7 May 1975 are encouraged to submit an application (via our web site, or calling 715.573.8519).  The only criteria for veterans to qualify for an Honor Flight is to have served (active duty, reserves or national guard)prior to 7 May 1975, regardless of WHERE they served.

Veterans receive a free round-trip flight, and guardians pay $500 for the opportunity to accompany one, two or three veterans on the trip. Veterans and guardians interested in taking a future Honor Flight must complete an application at: www.neverforgottenhonorflight.com  or contact the organization at 715.573.8519. The veterans are selected based upon the order in which their applications are received and the conflict they served in. Preference is given to World War II Era veterans, then Korea Era Veterans and then Vietnam era veterans. Veterans who are terminally ill, regardless of when they served in those three eras, are given top preference. Guardians should be 18-69 years old and able to lend physical assistance to the veterans (cannot be a spouse or “significant other”. Veteran and guardian applications can be completed online or mailed to Never Forgotten Honor Flight, 225780 Rib Mountain Drive, #234, Wausau, WI 54401.

North Central Wisconsin’s Never Forgotten Honor Flight is the nation’s 77th regional hub and one of five Wisconsin Honor Flight hubs. The Wausau-based organization was certified by the National Honor Flight Network office in Springfield, Ohio on December 11, 2009.

111 veterans flying on September 25th;

Action Last First City State BRANCH
Vietnam Era Cichacki Steven Friendship WI Navy
Vietnam Era Kohnen Michael Chetek WI Air Force
Vietnam Era Broeske Marvin Abbotsford WI Army
Vietnam Era Neuman Wayne Colby WI Army
Vietnam Era Hamann Richard Curtiss WI Air Force
Vietnam Era Teresinski Randy Granton WI Marines
Vietnam Era Krultz Michael Greenwood WI Marines
Vietnam Era Hadler Bruce Loyal WI Army
Vietnam Era Deuel Douglas Thorp WI Army
Vietnam Era Luzinski Larry Thorp WI Army
Korea Blunck Robert Withee WI Army
Vietnam Era Werner Robert Eau Claire WI Army
Vietnam Era Zogleman Wayne Eau Claire WI Army
Vietnam Era Gibbs Albert Argonne WI Army
Vietnam Era Barbetti Richard Mercer WI Army
Vietnam Era Draszkiewicz Richard Mercer WI Air Force
Vietnam Era Below Scott Antigo WI Army
Vietnam Era Oatman Dale Antigo WI Air Force
Vietnam Era Burrows Sr Thomas Merrill WI Marines
Vietnam Era Dunphy Donald Merrill WI Marines
Vietnam Era Springer Melvin Merrill WI Army
Vietnam Era Blair Timothe Tomahawk WI Army
Vietnam Era Johnson Gerry Tomahawk WI Army
Vietnam Era Story Joseph Tomahawk WI Air Force
Vietnam Era Bernt Helmut Abbotsford WI Navy
Vietnam Era Schreiber Galen Athens WI Army
Vietnam Era Lake Norbert Edgar WI Army
Vietnam Era Christensen John Hatley WI Army
Vietnam Era Benn Charles Kronenwetter WI Army
Vietnam Era Benn Ernest Kronenwetter WI Navy
Vietnam Era Dahlke Dale Kronenwetter WI Army
Vietnam Era Blume John Marathon WI Navy
Vietnam Era Barber Eugene Mosinee WI Army
Vietnam Era Clark Harold Mosinee WI Army
Vietnam Era Moran Gary Mosinee WI Navy
Vietnam Era Mason Gary Rothschild WI Air Force
Korea Lehner Kenneth Schofield WI Navy
Vietnam Era Smith James Schofield WI Marines
Vietnam Era Vaningan Michael Schofield WI Navy
Vietnam Era Schalow Jr Russell Spencer WI Army
Vietnam Era Armstrong Raymond Wausau WI Army
Vietnam Era Dahlke William Wausau WI Army
Vietnam Era Fisher Ronald Wausau WI Air Force
Vietnam Era Karlen Delton Wausau WI Air Force
Vietnam Era Lenzner Dale Wausau WI Army
Vietnam Era Miller Robert Wausau WI Army
Vietnam Era Wald Dennis Wausau WI Army
Vietnam Era Wilger James Wausau WI Air Force
Vietnam Era Witkowski Karl Wausau WI Navy
Vietnam Era Zernicke LeRoy Wausau WI Army
Vietnam Era Fabel Gregory Weston WI Army
Vietnam Era Reynolds Clyde Weston WI Army
Vietnam Era Ulrick James Weston WI Army
Vietnam Era Dassow Everett Milwaukee WI Army
Vietnam Era Dassow Harvey Wauwatosa WI Army
Vietnam Era Karlen Gerald Harshaw WI Air Force
Vietnam Era Leppi Arthur Minocqua WI Army
Vietnam Era Elias Rodolfo Rhinelander WI Army
Vietnam Era Kuczmarski Jerome Rhinelander WI Navy
Vietnam Era Southworth Dennis Rhinelander WI Army
Vietnam Era Stroede Daniel Rhinelander WI Army
Vietnam Era Ericksen Jr Alvin Tomahawk WI Army
Vietnam Era Kimball Charles Tomahawk WI Navy
Vietnam Era Granlund Thomas Woodruff WI Army
Vietnam Era Hujet John Woodruff WI Army
Vietnam Era Potter Bruce Frederic WI Army
Vietnam Era Barber Norman Amherst Junction WI Army
Vietnam Era Eiden Albert Custer WI Army
Vietnam Era Schulte William Junction City WI Army
Vietnam Era Radke Terry Plover WI Army
Vietnam Era Salmon John Plover WI Army
Vietnam Era Zimbauer Robert Plover WI Navy
Vietnam Era Andersen James Stevens Point WI Army
Vietnam Era Kinney Mark Stevens Point WI Navy
Vietnam Era Maas James Stevens Point WI Army
Vietnam Era Miskulin Duane Stevens Point WI Air Force
Vietnam Era Quinn John Stevens Point WI Navy
Vietnam Era Rohlinger Gerald Stevens Point WI Air Force
Vietnam Era Todd Donald Stevens Point WI Air Force
Vietnam Era Worzella Larry Stevens Point WI Army
Vietnam Era Ortmayer William Park Falls WI Army
Vietnam Era Nesler John Conrath WI Army
Vietnam Era Reidner Robert Ladysmith WI Army
Vietnam Era Wood Daniel Birnamwood WI Army
Vietnam Era King Samuel New Richmond WI Marines
Vietnam Era Neubauer Rodney Medford WI Army
Vietnam Era Neubauer Roger Medford WI Army
Vietnam Era Yaron Jr Tony Medford WI Navy
Vietnam Era Licht Val Stetsonville WI Army
Vietnam Era Collier James Conover WI Air Force
Vietnam Era Crall Jr Frank Conover WI Marines
Vietnam Era Boone Joseph Land O Lakes WI Army
Vietnam Era Dobson Raymond Sayner WI Navy
Vietnam Era Schuettner Jr Norman St Germain WI Army
Vietnam Era Scheunemann Danie Arpin WI Army
Vietnam Era Fravert DuWayne Marshfield WI Army
Vietnam Era Hein Stanley Marshfield WI Army
Vietnam Era Miller Ronald Marshfield WI Navy
Vietnam Era Robertson James Marshfield WI Air Force
Vietnam Era Frantz John Nekoosa WI Army
Vietnam Era Powers Winn Nekoosa WI Navy
Vietnam Era Rowe Robert Nekoosa WI Navy
Vietnam Era Lyons David Pittsville WI Army
Vietnam Era Lyons Patricia Pittsville WI Army
Korea Kroll Robert Port Edwards WI Navy
Vietnam Era Ellenbecker Ervin Wisconsin Rapids WI Army
Korea Rabska Lester Wisconsin Rapids WI Army
Vietnam Era Rasmussen Jerry Wisconsin Rapids WI Navy
Vietnam Era Strack Jerome Wisconsin Rapids WI Army
Vietnam Era King James Oregon WI Army
Vietnam Era Bingham James Summerville SC Air Force

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