UKIAH, Calif. – This week North Coast Honor Flight is taking 50 veterans on a trip back to Washington, DC to see the memorials that were created in their honor.

Jim Sligh, project chair, said that he was happy that the government is working again so there is no need to storm the barricades at the monuments.

“We are so grateful to have been part of Honor Flight,” said Sligh. “We owe a debt of gratitude to these heroes for all that they have endured on our behalf. It is important that they are able to see the national monuments that honor those who never made it home from war.”

Sligh thanked everyone who made the trip possible as well as the entire community, which has shown its support and love to each of these veterans.

With more than 1,000 World War II veterans dying each day, the time to express thanks to these brave men and women is running out.

Only four and one half years after World War II ended, America found itself at war in Korea. Those aging veterans also are being honored as part of the effort.

North Coast Honor Flight will continue to pay tribute to America’s veteran heroes, honoring all they have given.

The organization thanked Mendocino and Lake counties, and those in the surrounding areas who supported our effort to honor our veterans with, “One More Tour with Honor.” They couldn’t do it without the community's support.

North Coast Honor Flight is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization. If you choose to donate with a check, please make the check out to North Coast Honor Flight and mail to North Coast Honor Flight, C/O Cunningham Malone and Morton, 710 E St., Eureka, CA 95501.