St. Cloud based Freedom Flight is set to do something they've never done before this year. John Pearson is a 20-plus year board member of Freedom Flight. He joined me on WJON today. Pearson says they'll be bringing and flying all 4 of their hot air POW*MIA black balloons in Albuquerque, New Mexico in October.
A St. Cloud-based non-profit that is famous for their hot air balloon has received a major grant. Freedom Flight Incorporated is one of four organizations getting money from the "Support Our Troops" license plate fund grant program.
Another "Honor Flight" from St. Cloud to Washington, D.C. is being planned for next month. Freedom Flight President Luke Cesnik says they wanted to organize one more trip to the World War II monument for the veterans who wanted to see it.
You can have lunch with a World War II veteran tomorrow (Thursday). The "Lunch With A Hero" event is a fundraiser for the next Honor Flight from St. Cloud to Washington, D.C.
The last Honor Flight from St. Cloud to Washington, D.C. is being planned for this April. Spokesman John Pierson says they bring World War II veterans to the nation's capital.
One-hundred World War II veterans are leaving Central Minnesota for Washington, D.C. tomorrow (Tuesday). They're part of the Honor Flight, a one-day trip to visit the Wold War II Memorial and other historic sites.