Great River Honor Flight

Great River Honor Flight came together thanks to the cooperation of service groups from both sides of the Mississippi. The Exchange Club of Quincy and the Rotary Club of Hannibal played an important role in the creation of this local hub. 

On Veterans Day, 2009, we officially applied and became an Honor Flight hub. We originally wanted to call it Tri State Honor Flight, but believe it or not, that was the hub’s name that Earl Morse got started back in Ohio, so we settled for Great River in honor of the Mississippi, Illinois and Missouri rivers which are so much a part of all of our lives.

The “flight” takes place within 24 hours. We are located as far WEST of DC as one can be to make this possible.

We alternate our departures from both Quincy and Hannibal because after all, if we only did it from Illinois, those who live in Missouri would call it an “Illinois thing” and vice versa if we only left from Missouri.

Please visit our website for more info www.greatriverhonorflight.com