Local veterans honored on return flight from D.C. memorials

All campus history students in high school that attend the Central Valley Honor Flight (CVHF) homecoming are eligible for extra credit, April 11. Students should arrive at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport no later than 5 p.m. to be in time for the return.

Central Valley Honor Flight is an organization that allows veterans to take a trip to Washington D.C. and walk their memorials. They made their 15th trip with 63 veterans, April 9.

Spanning the 15 trips Central Valley Honor Flight have taken, the organization provided free trips to Washington D.C. to over 750 veterans. The veterans are scheduled to return to the Fresno Yosemite International Airport around 5 p.m.

The Feather Online has covered CV Honor flights or veteran’s stories in the past. For more articles about CVHF, read COLUMN: CV Honor Flight changes perspectives or read Alex Rurik’s article, Pearl Harbor survivors recall stories of attack. 

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