The first honor flight of the season takes off Wednesday morning at Midway Airport.
For the first time, 'Honor Flight' Chicago flew 83 Vietnam Veterans to Washington D.C.
Honor Flight Chicago and the Chicago Department of Aviation sent 103 veterans to the capital to visit the national memorials and pay tribute to those who've served in the Armed Forces.
Vietnam War veterans will be invited to join "honor flights" to Washington, D.C., in 2019 and be recognized for their service, Honor Flight Chicago announced on Wednesday.
Tension between the United States and North Korea is all too familiar for a group of Illinois veterans who took an honor flight Wednesday to Washington, D.C., to see memorials built in their honor.
You can read the full story in the Daily Herald's edition from Sunday, July 9, 2017, or online at dailyherald.com.