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LIVE UPDATES: Eastern Iowa Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.
Erin Jordan
Oct. 18, 2016 8:25 am
Today's Eastern Iowa Honor Flight includes 82 veterans from World War II and the Korea and Vietnam wars. More than 2,000 veterans have participated in day trips to Washington, D.C. through Eastern Iowa Honor Flight since 2009. Gazette reporter Erin Jordan and photographer Adam Wesley are also on the flight; follow their live updates throughout the day below.
Veterans prepare to board the Eastern Iowa Honor Flight at The Eastern Iowa Airport Tuesday morning, Oct. 18, 2016. (Erin Jordan/The Gazette)