 The next couple of weeks will be a whirlwind of visiting museums and battle sites. But there's another special mission goal for this trip that's not part of the Old Glory Honor Flight's printed itinerary.



 The goal is to give these veterans a chance to see all they can during their time in Vietnam.



 But at some point, Diane MacDonald is going to make sure the group will make time do something that was just added to the rundown.



 "Somebody from our community, one of the Menasha police officers, she dropped by my office and asked if I would take her dad's ashes with me."



 The ashes of another veteran with a connection to this trip and this group.



 "He was a Vietnam vet and he just recently passed away, right before he was going on an Honor Flight to DC."



 Those ashes will be left at a site that was important to this veteran and MacDonald says it will be an honor to carry out the wishes of this man and his family.



 The veterans return to Menasha High School from their Vietnam trip Saturday, March 9th. The public is invited to their welcome home celebration, with the doors opening at 5 pm.



 And you can follow the veteran's journey with daily updates, pictures, videos and more at the Return To Vietnam section at
 
  wtaq.com
 

The next couple of weeks will be a whirlwind of visiting museums and battle sites. But there's another special mission goal for this trip that's not part of the Old Glory Honor Flight's printed itinerary.


 The goal is to give these veterans a chance to see all they can during their time in Vietnam.


 But at some point, Diane MacDonald is going to make sure the group will make time do something that was just added to the rundown.


 "Somebody from our community, one of the Menasha police officers, she dropped by my office and asked if I would take her dad's ashes with me."


 The ashes of another veteran with a connection to this trip and this group.


 "He was a Vietnam vet and he just recently passed away, right before he was going on an Honor Flight to DC."


 Those ashes will be left at a site that was important to this veteran and MacDonald says it will be an honor to carry out the wishes of this man and his family.


 The veterans return to Menasha High School from their Vietnam trip Saturday, March 9th. The public is invited to their welcome home celebration, with the doors opening at 5 pm.


 And you can follow the veteran's journey with daily updates, pictures, videos and more at the Return To Vietnam section at
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 wtaq.com
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Old Glory Honor Flight has created a once in a lifetime trip back to Vietnam for Northeast Wisconsin veterans.  This marks their first flight out of the United States.  "Our Vietnam vets were treated poorly upon their return and many vets feel as if they endured the horrors of war for nothing," said Old Glory Board member Scott Delsart. "This trip will give these vets an opportunity for some closure.  Seeing firsthand how the Vietnamese people have recovered from the war, will undoubtedly induce some much-needed healing for themselves." 

The two-week trip runs February 24th through March 9th, 2019.  Follow along as we provide coverage of this emotional journey.

"There's going to be a day where you're going to break down in tears. There's a lot of things going on and it's just going to happen." ~ Army veteran Jimmy Umentum of Denmark, WI