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Olivia Tock
MARION, Ill. (KFVS) – On Saturday, the Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois was presented with a check to fully fund its next flight.
According to a release from the organization, Gary Nelson, a McLeansboro, Illinois native and Vietnam veteran, applied to fly with the Veterans Honor Flight in 2018. In February of last year, he received the call to join them on the Mission 12 flight on May 7, 2024. “It was the highlight of my life,” Nelson said. And after this opportunity, Nelson felt he needed to do something to help other veterans experience the flight. So Nelson, working with Randy Rubenacker of Rocking for a Cause and Bill Bonan of Peoples National Bank, worked to fully fund an upcoming Honor Flight.
