Passengers on next Veterans Honor Flight are announced
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS - Veterans from across the southern Illinois region will depart from Veterans Airport in Marion, and visit war memorials in the nation's capital on Tuesday, Oct. 1 before returning that evening for a heroes' welcome.
Veterans scheduled for Honor Flight are:
James Adams, Johnston City, Vietnam, Navy
Ronald Ahrens, O'Fallon, Vietnam, Air Force
Norman Alexander, Harrisburg, Vietnam, Air Force
Lloyd Appel, Sparta, Korea, Army
Norman Bauer, Anna, Vietnam, Air Force
Arthur Bitner, Murphysboro, Vietnam, Air National Guard
William Border, Mount Vernon, Vietnam, Marine Corps
Dan Bowling, Du Quoin, Korea, Air Force
Harry Boyd, Marion, Army
Paul Brockschmidt, Eldorado, Army
Berlyn Buchanan, Lawrenceville, Vietnam, Navy
Theodore, Buck, Opdyke, Vietnam, Air Force
Gary Burdick, Tunnel Hill, Vietnam, Army
Henry Carlson, Herrin, World War II, Army
John Carrigan, Okawville, Vietnam, Air Force
Charles Cates, Rockwood, Korea, Army
Donald Cook, DuQuoin, Korea, Air Force
Sonny Cooper, Carbondale, Vietnam, Marine Corps
Terry Craig, Marion, Vietnam, Marine Corps
Donald Crees, Marion, Vietnam, Army
Robert Cruse, Marion, Korea, Army
Stanley Diadus, West Frankfort, World War II, Air Force
Ray Disney, Creal Springs, Army
Robert Duckworth, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Cold War, Army
James Dugger, Herrin, Korea, Navy
Marvin Ebers, Chester, Vietnam, Army
Bill Eblen, Anna, World War II, Air Force
Roger Edmonds, New Haven, Navy
Clyde Edwards, Herrin, World War II, Marine Corps
Louis Fogleman, Centralia, Served in Okinawa after the Korean conflict, Army
David Fromm, Ridgway, Army
Johnny Gamby, Carbondale, Korea, Navy
Roy Greer, Harrisburg, Korea, Army
Charles Griswold, Broughton, Korea, Army
Kenneth Grote, Pinckneyville, Korea, Navy
Charlie Grothoff, Bonnie, Army
Marvin Guetersloh, Murphysboro, Vietnam, Army National Guard
Melvin Holm, Vergennes, Vietnam, Army
Robert Harden, Benton, Korea, Marine Corps
Robert Harding, Carbondale, Korea, Army
Bobbie Hase, Anna, Korea, Air Force
Thomas Hawkins, Pinkneyville, Vietnam, Navy
James Hayden, Golconda, World War II, Army
Everett Herring, Marion, World War II, Navy
Ben Hinkle, Dongola, Vietnam, Navy
Norman Horenkamp, Trenton, Vietnam, Navy
Richard Jeffries, West Frankfort, Vietnam, Navy
Marvin Kennedy, Prairie Du Rocher, Vietnam, Army
Robert Kohler, Anna, World War II, Army
James Lasley, Murpysboro, Vietnam, Army
Timothy Leary, Creal Springs, Vietnam, Army
Billy Lee, Murphysboro, Korea, Army
Steve MacGregor, Marion, Vietnam, Air Force
Ernest Martin, Norris City, Vietnam, Coast Guard
Herman Mayer, Steeleville, Korea, Army
Calvin McGrath, Carterville, Vietnam, Army National Guard
James McNamara, Carbondale, Vietnam, Air Force
Norman Miller, Mount Vernon, Vietnam, Air Force
George Miller, Cambell Hill, Army
Ralph Mirka, Salem, Army
Edmond Misselhorn, Dupo, World War II, Navy
John Moreland, West Frankfort, Vietnam, Air Force
Charles Morris, Mount Vernon, Korea, Air Force
Kenneth Morris, Carterville, Vietnam, Army
John Norton, Grand Tower, Vietnam, Army
Carl Ostrom, Murphysboro, Vietnam, Army
Lawrence Pilman, Newton, Korea, Army
Frank Rosoho, Zeigler, Vietnam, Army
Herman Rawls, Carbondale, Vietnam, Army
Nelson Robinson, Percy, Army
Terry Sanders, Marion, Vietnam, Army
Harold Sarensen, Vergennes, Vietnam, Marine Corps
Ronald Simmons, Villa Ridge, Vietnam, Army
Allen Simpson, Mount Vernon, Army
Virgil Staples, Mount Vernon, Vietnam, Army
Gary, Stricklin, Harrisburg, Vietnam, Army
Wendell Stritzel, Marion, Vietnam, Navy
Richard Sutton, Sebring, Vietnam, Army
Bobby Tegethoff, DeSoto, Korea, Army
Silas Vallett, Steeleville, Air Force
Joseph Walker, Marion, Korea, Army
Joanne Wathen, Carrier Mills, Navy
Thomas Weinberg, Tamaroa, Vietnam, Navy
Earl Welge, Chester, Army
Dan Wilson, Harrisburg, Korea, Air Force
Robert Wright, Anna, Korea, Army National Guard
<h3 class="breakHead">Standby Honor Flight veterans</h3>
Loy Addington, Makanda, Vietnam, Marine Corps
Linden Blackman, Stonefort, Army
Verlin Brooker, Allendale, Vietnam, Marine Corps
Ralph Gass, Eldorado, Vietnam, Army
Larry Hayes, Mount Vernon, Vietnam, Army
Marvin Holland, Hurst, Vietnam, Army
Charley Holstein, Barnhill, Vietnam, Army
Charles Hoskin, Willisville, Vietnam, Marine Corps
James Mareing, Edwardsville, Vietnam, Army
William McClure, Anna, Vietnam, Army
Larry Milligan, Johnston City, Vietnam, Air Force
Joseph Rodriguez, Belleville, Vietnam, Army
Calvin Scott, Carbondale, Vietnam, Army
Wayne Worrell, Brookport, Vietnam, Navy