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North Star Honor Flight is a new hub officially recognized by the National Honor Flight Network.

As a new hub, North Star Honor Flight will take World War II, Korean, Vietnam era and terminally ill veterans on all-expense paid trips to Washington, D.C. to see the memorials built in their honor. Veterans will visit a variety of sites including Arlington National Cemetery, the World War II Memorial, the Korean War Memorial and the Vietnam Memorial.

An Honor Flight tour is a small token of appreciation for the nation’s veterans. It shows them that their service and sacrifice is as important today as when they served.

North Star Honor Flight is proud to be a part of the Honor Flight Network and is ready to take this exciting step in honoring the country’s heroes.

“We look forward to recognizing our local veterans and their service to our country by offering them a once-in-a-lifetime Honor Flight trip to visit the very memorials they fought for. I am excited that we’re able to expand our geographic reach to include counties not previously served by an existing hub,” said Jill Klapperich, board president. “Every veteran deserves this opportunity. Our goal is to raise enough funds to take our first flight in the spring of 2025.”

Each hub creates its own board of directors, finds its own veterans and sources its own funding. Honor Flights would not be possible without the generous support of communities through volunteer work and donations made by businesses, corporations, individuals and fundraisers. Donors positively impact the lives of local heroes through their generosity.

North Star Honor Flight is a volunteer-run, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations can be made through the organizaiton’s website or by sending a check to North Star Honor Flight, P.O. Box 321, Adams, MN 55909.

North Star Honor Flight is currently accepting applications for involvement in the program at www.northstarhonorflight.org.

North Star Honor Flight will serve nine counties in Minnesota and five counties in Iowa, covering an area that stretches from Mason City to Rochester and beyond. The Minnesota counties are Blue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Mower, Olmsted, Steele and Waseca. The Iowa counties are Cerro Gordo, Howard, Mitchell, Worth and Winnebago.