VALPARAISO — The day of W.F. “Bill” Wellman’s Honor Flight was a long day full of surprises. Wellman, a World War II veteran who served with the United States Marine Corps, participated in the Honor Flight, offered by Honor Flight Chicago, in late October 2013. Leaving from Midway Airport in Chicago, Wellman and close to 90 other WWII veterans traveled to our nation’s capital to see monuments and memorials.

Honor Flight Chicago took the veterans to monuments and memorials in Washington D.C. including the World War II Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. While in Washington D.C., the veterans were taken care of by their host and Honor Flight Chicago volunteers.

The program will transition to veterans of the Korean War and Vietnam War as all World War II veterans who are willing and able to participate have received an Honor Flight.

For more information on Honor Flight Chicago, visit http://www.honorflightchicago.org/.