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Veterans leaving CVG for Washington D.C. on Honor Flight

Ceremony begins Tuesday at 6 a.m.; flight leaves at 8 a.m.

COVINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 15, 2014) — An Honor Flight leaving Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) tomorrow for Washington D.C. will include 72 tri-state veterans and their guardians, who will visit memorials and participate in ceremonies that honor their service to their country.

HonorFlightHonor Flight Tri-State is a non-profit organization whose sole mission is to fly World War II and Korean War veterans to their memorials in Washington, D.C. at no cost. All veterans traveling on this flight are from the Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and South Eastern Indiana area.

The trip will include visits to the World War II Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Vietnam War Memorial, Iwo Jima, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the US Air Force Memorial and other Washington D.C. sights.

“Our goal is to honor as many veterans as we can before it is too late,” said Cheryl Popp, director of Honor Flight Tri-State. “If you want to meet the veterans — please come to the airport at 6 a.m. or be among the many locals welcoming them home at 10:15 pm the same night!”

The flight departs at 8 a.m. It will be preceded by bag pipes from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department, an Honor Guard ceremony and other special remarks in the area near the east end of the security checkpoint, all beginning about 6 a.m.

The next Honor Flight will be Oct. 21.