2 more Honor Flights Wednesday; Talk Back July 28

Another Honor Flight will depart Wednesday morning from Grand Aire at Toledo Express Airport in Swanton for Washington, DC.

Two charter jets will carry 55 World War II veterans to the nation's capital, free of charge, so the veterans can see the World War II memorial on the National Mall.

The veterans will also visit the Korean, Vietnam, and the Marine Corps memorials. Their day-long trip will also take them to Arlington National Cemetery.

Wednesday's round-trip flights are the eighth and ninth Honor Flights this summer. All told, more than 250 area veterans will have been transported free of charge to see the memorials.

Jim Tichy, former local television personality and Honor Fight of Northwest Ohio spokesman, talks about the great undertaking and coordination it takes in honoring the region's WWII veterans in this edition of FOX Toledo's Talk Back.

If you would like to donate to the Honor Flight of Northwest Ohio program, yuo can contact the organization at - Honor Flight of Northwest Ohio, PO Box 23018, Toledo, Ohio 43623, or check out its Web site.

Honor Flight NWO, which has an estimated waiting list of 550 WWII veterans to see the WWII Memorial, operates solely on donations. All contributions are tax deductible.

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