BISMARCK – The Western North Dakota Honor Flight’s upcoming flight from Bismarck will have 107 military veterans participating in this trip of a lifetime.

The flight will leave Bismarck for Washington, D.C., on Sunday, Sept. 29, at 6:30 a.m. and return on Monday, Sept. 30, about 7 p.m. Community people are welcome to greet the veterans at the Bismarck airport when they return home.

Veterans on board served in the era of the Korean War or the Vietnam War. The flight will take veterans from across western North Dakota to Washington to see the national memorials built in their honor.

Honor Flight board members, volunteers and medical staff will travel with the veterans to Arlington National Cemetery, the Lincoln Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, World War II Memorial, Air Force Memorial, Pentagon 9/11 Memorial, Marine Corps War Memorial, Navy Memorial, Udvar-Hazy Center and the U.S. Capitol.

The Honor Flight is provided at no cost to the veteran. All the funds raised for this flight have been donated by businesses, service organizations, fundraising events and personal donations from individuals across western North Dakota.

Honor Flight is a nonprofit organization. Combined, the 129 Honor Flight hubs have taken more than 295,000 military veterans to see the national war memorials.