Honor flights have become synonymous with celebrating America’s veterans. The flights invite veterans to share in a day of honor at our nation’s memorials in Washington, D.C. Guthrie County REC recently supported the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight #24 with a $500 donation toward their Sept. 13 flight. Eight veterans from Yale, Panora, Guthrie Center and Coon Rapids spent the day visiting monuments, Arlington National Cemetery and touring Washington, D.C.

Honor flights are free to veterans and are wholly supported through donations and sponsorships. The Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight Hub is a collection of Iowa counties that fundraise and organize each local flight. Veterans from World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and veterans of any service era who are critically ill are eligible to participate.

Pictured above from left to right: Jalen Spack, Guthrie County REC Line Foreman and member of the Omar B. Shearer American Legion Auxiliary Unit 124 of Guthrie Center; Legion Members Ron Baier and Pat Moylan; and Guthrie County REC CEO Cozy Nelsen presenting the donation check.