The Lincoln Land Honor Flight is set to take off on May 5th. The flight is set to depart from the Springfield Abraham Lincoln Capitol Airport (SPI), serving 95 veterans. The conflicts the veterans have been involved in include 5 veterans from the Korean War, alongside 90 veterans from the Vietnam War era.

The upcoming Honor Flight, titled Mission #77, will include 54 Illinois hometown veterans from 54 different Illinois towns.

These veterans and the guardians assigned to them are scheduled to report to the SPI Airport on May 5th at 4:00 AM, to prepare for a journey to Washington aboard a Sun Country Airlines Boeing.

During the trip, Veterans will visit multiple historical landmarks and monuments. Monuments that are a big feature of the trip include the WWII and Vietnam memorials, along with Arlington National Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknowns, and the Lincoln Memorial. Veterans are also set to visit the National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia. Other sites set to be seen are the US Marine Corps. Memorial and the US Air Force Memorial.

The cost to take this honor flight is absolutely nothing, as the entirety of the journey will be funded by generous donations from the general public.

The 95 participating heroes will return to Springfield International Airport at 9:30 pm on Tuesday, May 5th.

Friends of the participating veterans, family, and the Lincoln Land Honor Flight  (LLHF) veterans are encouraged to pack the airport to welcome home these heroes.

For many of the heroes attending this year's honor flight, this is the first time that they will experience a real and heartfelt welcome home.

Greeters are urged to arrive early so that they have enough time to show appreciation for these specific veterans for their services and sacrifices to our country.

Any veteran who has served at any point up to May 7, 1975, is eligible to qualify for the LLHF.

Parking will be free, and volunteers will be present in the parking lot to assist attendees with finding parking spaces. There will also be a shuttle bus provided to take guests directly to the airport terminal door.

The Land of Lincoln Honor Flight is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, receiving no government funding, that strictly relies on donations to make sure these flights can be set into action.

For more details on the Lincoln Land Honor Flight, go to www.landoflincolnhonorflight.org/