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Honor Flight Chicago sending 120 veterans to Washington D.C. for 108th trip

June 14, 2023 / 6:29 PM CDT / CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) – Honor Flight Chicago is preparing to send 120 more veterans to Washington D.C. Wednesday night.

The veterans from each branch of the military will include eight from the Korean War, 111 from the Vietnam War, and one who served in both.

The flight is scheduled to take place at 8:15 p.m. at Midway Airport.

More than 10,000 veterans have been a part of the trips.

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Jeramie Bizzle

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin Weekly Newspaper, OakPark.com and Sportskeeda.