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Honor Flight

Monday, January 14, 2013

The Village of New Lenox is Hosting 'Honor Flight the Movie'

The Home of Proud Americans just seemed to be the right place to sponsor a program that promotes the Honor Flight program for World War II veterans.

After five years of transporting veterans to the memorial, a film has been made about the emotionally-stirring impact of the trip on the veterans who participate in the Honor Flight program. And it's coming to New Lenox's AMC Showplace 14, if enough people sign up for the $10 special viewing of "Honor Flight the Movie." Show time is 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at AMC. The film, "Honor Flight the Movie," was broadly released last Dec. 7, Pearl Harbor Day. It is a heartwarming documentary about four living World War II veterans and a Midwest community coming together to give them the trip of a lifetime—a chance to see the Washington, D.C. memorials dedicated to honor their service and sacrifices. Economic Development Director Nancy Hoehn, who served …

Thursday, June 23, 2011

For WWII Veteran, Honor Flight Simply 'Awesome'

Resident Elmer Wilhelm took an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., earlier this month and saw the World War II memorial for the first time.

Local veteran Elmer Wilhelm has been to Washington, D.C., many times, but never to see the memorial honoring those who served in World War II like him. As a teacher in Lockport, Wilhelm would take field trips there with the eighth-grade students. But he retired 25 years ago, and the World War II memorial was opened to the public in 2004. Earlier this month, though, Wilhelm participated in an Honor Flight to Washington. "You don’t see too much because you’ve got to keep an eye on the kids," Wilhelm said about leading trips there with the schools. "This time I got to really take a look around." The Army Air Corps sergeant served from 1946-49 left on June 7 for the Honor Flight, which collects money and organizes trips so veterans can go to …

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