IL HR1272

Honors Vietnam Veterans participating in the first all Vietnam Veterans Honor Flight, called the "Welcome Home Tour," to provide recognition many veterans never received upon returning home

Trip to Washington, D.C. includes visits to the Vietnam Memorial, major monuments and memorials, wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and concludes on Veterans Day

Participants will receive flags flown over the Capitol, participate in Honor Guard and Patriot Guard ceremonies, and receive "mail call" on their return flight

Names 24 Vietnam Veterans as participants in the Honor Flight, including Curtis Dale Beeding, James William Crawford, Brian Douglas Cummings, and others

Thanks individuals and organizations including Bob Stone, Midway Airport, Emily McLaughlin, Pam Horton, and Dr. Barbara J. Schriver for organizing the event