First all-female honor flight takes off from CVG

It’s among several memorials on the agenda for the trip.

A veteran gives the “thumbs up” sign during a previous Flightless Honor Flight.

The group will be making stops at the WWII Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Vietnam War Memorial and other sites.

Women veterans will take part in the area’s first Honor Flight in history for women. The final Honor Flight is October 20.

The national non-profit has worked since 2005 to transport military veterans to their respective war memorials in D.C. No local flight has ever included more than five women at a time. We hope to see the many organizations and individuals continue to come out and celebrate the veterans welcome home to St. Pete-Clearwater.. “In my church, when we stand up for Veterans Day, I’m the only woman who stands up”. The oldest veterans will fly first. Completed applications for veterans and guardians also can be mailed to Never Forgotten Honor Flight, P.O. Box 5056 Wausau, WI 54402-5056. Bernie Greenheck co-founded Greenheck Fan Corp.in 1947 following his service with the U.S. Army in World War II. His wife, Esther, joined the war effort as a civilian clerk-typist with a Military Police detachment in Kansas City, Mo. The final Honor Flight in 2015 is scheduled for October 20.

The Veterans Administration asked Honor Flight to put together this all-women trip. “I’m absolutely so proud”, said Beverly Reno, beaming.