20 • The Beacon November 24 , 2022
Annual Honor Flight Luncheon held at senior center
By Josie Sellers
Since 2012 Coshocton County veterans have had the pleasure of taking part in Honor Flights to Washington , D . C . Those veterans are then invited to attend an annual luncheon to share about their experiences and encourage others to take the trip .
This year the Honor Flight Luncheon was held Nov . 17 at the Coshocton Senior Center and attended by more than 100 people . “ I ’ m excited to be here today , like
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I ’ m sure many of you are ,” said Dave Dilly , who first started encouraging veterans in Coshocton County to take the flight . “ It ’ s been two years since we ’ ve had the opportunity to meet here at the senior center . I know each of you have different stories and experiences from what you saw . This all started in 2011 when Patty ( his wife ) and I went to the Circleville Pumpkin Show and saw their parade . There were guys in it who took the Honor Flight , and they were just so happy about it . I knew this
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was something Coshocton County had to help veterans do .”
The first flight with a group of Coshocton County veterans took place in 2012 .
“ The first flights we took , you had to pay for things like the hotel the night before and meals yourself , and then we started getting support from groups like the Blue Star Mothers ,” Dilly said . “ They have been very instrumental in helping us with Honor Flights throughout the years .”
The flights leave early from Columbus , and then veterans are taken around Washington , D . C . by bus to see the various memorials . Each is assigned a guardian , who looks out for them throughout the day . When the veterans return to Columbus , they are treated to a warm welcome from a variety of people at the airport in Columbus .
“ Honor Flight tries to take care of everything and make the trip as safe as possible for the veterans ,” Dilly said . “ It ’ s really evolved , and it ’ s been a great journey with them .”
The program started out to serve World War II veterans but is now open
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Josie Sellers
Dave Dilly presented at the Honor Flight Luncheon on Nov . 17 at the Coshocton Senior Center , which was attended by more than 100 people .
to others .
“ Everyone has a place as a veteran ,” Dilly said . “ They all did their part to keep our country free .”
Beth Johnson from Honor Flight Columbus said they have served more than 8,000 veterans since 2007 . Eight flights are planned for 2023 , and they are hoping to find more World War II veterans to participate .
“ We ’ ve started a letter campaign to try and reach them ,” Johnson said . “ We ’ ve been told Ohio still has 2,000 World War II veterans , and we need to know where they are to see if they want to take a flight .”
Sharon Burns , president of the local Blue Star Mothers group , thanked all of the veterans for attending and for their service .
“ We love to be able to take part in the Honor Flight ,” she said . “ You all deserve to go .”
For more information on Honor Flight Columbus , visit www . honorflightcmh . org . The trip is free of charge to any qualified veteran .
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