Honor Flight Chicago to take Bartlett veterans to visit WWII Memorial

World War II Army veterans and Bartlett residents Wanda Cukla, 91, and Ernie Reynolds (pictured above), 87, are preparing for an all-expense-paid trip of a lifetime.

On Wednesday, April 25, the two will fly to Washington, D.C., where they will visit the National World War II Memorial and tour the country’s capital. The trip is hosted by Honor Flight Chicago, part of a national network of nonprofit organizations that have flown more than 80,000 veterans to the memorial for free since 2005.

 “The American veteran is one of our greatest treasures, those men and women who answered our nation’s call, especially at times of our greatest need,” said Honor Flight Chicago President Mary Pettinato.

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