March 11, 2025 • 16 mins
The Kansas Honor Flight pairs area veterans with high school students for life-changing journeys to Washington D.C. memorials, creating powerful connections between generations and providing long-overdue recognition for those who served.
• Created in 2012 as one of five national hubs pairing veterans with student guardians
• 309 veterans have participated across 13 completed flights at no cost to them
• Student guardians are selected through the National Honor Society and essay applications
• Program provides healing experiences, especially for Vietnam veterans who received negative homecomings
Veterans interested in applying for future flights should visit www.honorflight.org or contact Wamego High School directly. The public is invited to the homecoming ceremony on April 30th at 10:30 am in the lower gym.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Philanthropy Today is brought to you by the Greater
Manhattan Community Foundation.
In this episode we feature arecently broadcast segment of
the GMCF Community Hour, asheard on NewsRadio KMAN.
We return with the GMCFCommunity Hour and we are going
to extend, via Zoom, aninvitation to our friends who
(00:21):
are here representing on behalfof the Kansas Honor Flight and
the Kansas Honor Flight has agreat history.
I think it's one of the greatstories that we have in our area
, based at Wamego High School,and we have three guests joining
us here today.
Sean Horning is back Hi there.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
Good morning Dave.
How are you doing?
Speaker 1 (00:43):
I am great and getting better.
Susie Schrenkel, you're aflight coordinator too.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
Yes, good morning.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
And Nora Bossy, who's the student guardian.
That sounds like the big job.
Speaker 4 (00:56):
Oh, I don't know about that.
It's the fun job, that's forsure.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
That's the fun job, okay?
Well, we'll find out more abouteach of your own perspectives
here, but, susie, let's startwith you.
You know you guys created thisa few years ago.
But let's, let's just firsttalk about the Wamego Honor
Flight and what your mission is.
Speaker 3 (01:27):
Hub in 2012.
And since then we've had 13flights that we've completed and
with all those 13 flights, ourmission has always been to get
area veterans to Washington DCso they can experience the
memorials that were built forthem and at no cost to them.
So that has always been ourmission to get area veterans to
Washington DC, and we've beenextremely fortunate that we are
one of the five hubs in thenation that get to pair our
(01:50):
heroes, our nation's heroes,with high school students.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
Sean, how did you get started with this?
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Someone approached me about it and we'd had some
veterans go on another flight inKansas and I had a gentleman
approach me and ask if we wantedto maybe look into becoming a
hub and I said yes and thenfound out ways to keep saying
yes.
So we're very fortunate to beable to do that, and that's kind
(02:19):
of how I got started.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
You've had 13 flights .
How many veterans have been onboard on the honor flights?
Speaker 2 (02:26):
We were at 309 now after this last flight, so we'll
go to 334 after our new one.
Speaker 1 (02:33):
So you do about 25, 30 individuals each trip 25 each
time Yep.
Okay, well, that's a chunk,that's a lot of folks and
fulfilling a lot of dreams.
I would suppose, nora, let'stalk a little bit about from
your end.
As the student guardian, yousay you got the fun job.
Why is it the fun job?
Speaker 4 (02:55):
So you get to hear all sorts of stories.
I'm sitting here with twoteachers and they would agree
with me that in these two and ahalf days you learn more than
you can in a year in a classroom, and they just have so many
unique stories that people havenever heard before, and so
they're also really funny.
And so just being an escort andseeing and kind of being part
(03:16):
of the healing process, that'san opportunity not many people
have.
So it's fun, it's powerful andit's a life changing experience
as a life-changing experience asa student guardian.
Speaker 1 (03:26):
How does a student get involved in this?
Speaker 4 (03:29):
So first you have to be part of National Honor
Society, and so that's more of alengthy process.
So you have to look atcharacter, service, leadership
and scholarship, and so you haveto get you know recommendations
from teachers and you write anessay and it's scored by this
committee and then, once you'rein NHS, you apply for the flight
(03:50):
through an essay.
One of the prompts was likewhat does the national anthem
mean to you?
That's an example of one of theprompts we did.
And then the name gets takenoff of it and then a committee
reads it and chooses 25individuals to accompany a
veteran.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
Do you get some feedback from some of the
students that have been on thetrip?
As a guardian, you're thestudent guardian, but what are
the students called?
Speaker 4 (04:19):
Student guardians Student guardians.
Right, yeah.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
Okay, so a student guardian, what are some of the
perspectives that you've gainedfrom some of these young people
after they've been on the honor?
Speaker 4 (04:34):
flight.
Hearing the stories of whatthey went through, I think it
makes us realize what all wetake for granted.
I think it makes us gratefulfor the little things because,
you know, they didn't alwayshave three meals a day, they
didn't have a roof over theirhead.
(04:54):
So I think it just makes us,you know, live every day.
You know grateful because theyfall for it and it's important
to be grateful for what theyfought for.
Speaker 1 (05:04):
Definitely puts things in perspective.
What about the veteransthemselves?
What kind of feedback do theyprovide you of their student
guardians?
Speaker 4 (05:13):
Well, I think for a lot of them this is a long
overdue thank you, especiallyfor the Vietnam vets that had
very negative experiences cominghome experiences coming home to
have a student there, listeningto their stories, you know,
showing gratitude and sometimesjust helping in that healing
process, just offering maybe ahand on the shoulder.
(05:34):
I think it means the world tothem.
I think it gives them hope forour generation to know that we
see the sacrifices made and weappreciate what they did and
every single one of them isnothing short of grateful.
They are just thankful for theopportunity to go on this flight
and most of them come home andtell all their friends to go on
the flight.
So I think it's a life-changingexperience for them too, and I
(05:56):
think it, you know, leaves.
I think a lot of them look backat their time of service and
sometimes it's negative and thiscan kind of help be more of a
positive experience for them.
Speaker 1 (06:07):
You were a student, guardian Nora.
Speaker 4 (06:09):
Yes, yes, I was.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
How did that change you?
Speaker 4 (06:14):
It's changed me in so many ways.
One way is like I just havesuch a like soft spot for
veterans now I love hanging outwith them, it's like probably
one of my favorite hobbies and,you know, just like I said, it
made me way more grateful.
It's always also inspired me to, you know, dream big because
they fought for my freedom, formy safety, for my liberty, and
(06:36):
so you know, with my life I needto make a difference, just like
they made a difference on mine.
Speaker 1 (06:42):
You know, sean, you talk about 25 individuals that
go on the flight, but you'rechanging more than 50 lives in
that, because the studentguardians lives also are highly
impacted, not just the veteransthemselves.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
Yeah, and one of the happy accidents that we've had
is that a couple flights ago, wehad our homecoming during the
day, and it has been one of themost meaningful things for our
entire community and we can't bethankful enough for the support
(07:24):
we've been given.
Speaker 1 (07:26):
Do you have a little parade when they come pulling
into town?
Speaker 2 (07:30):
Yeah, we do.
Speaker 1 (07:31):
You guys do parades well in Wamego, by the way, yeah
.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
As a matter of fact, the city does a great job of
helping us put the flags up andthen sometimes we're met at the
state line by a trooper thatgives us an escort all the way
from the state line in, and thenour Legion riders meet us
coming off 99.
And they're kind of thevanguard of the homecoming
parade.
We have a lot of firstresponders out and people line
(07:57):
the streets and our elementaryschool students come down with
signs.
It's a heck of a homecoming.
Speaker 1 (08:06):
No doubt.
Wow, that sounds like so muchfun in so many ways.
You have another flight comingup here next month.
Sean, Give us some of thedetails.
Speaker 2 (08:35):
Well, yeah, we have 25 again ready to go and on this
flight and just appreciate theopportunity to honor their
service.
And the big thing that we wantto stress to folks is that on.
April 30th.
April 30th at 1030 am in ourlower gym and it is open to the
public.
(08:55):
We will welcome these men andwomen home, and so everybody's
invited on April 30th at 1030.
I'd get there a little earlierthan 1030, but in the lower gym
of our high school is wherewe'll have the big homecoming.
Speaker 1 (09:10):
Now, sean, when those veterans walk in, do they come
in with their student guardians?
Are they paired up together,just as if?
You know?
It's just another part of theexperience.
Speaker 2 (09:22):
Yeah, that's one of the cool parts, and I'll let
Nora speak to this a little bit,because when they walk in, it
is a student guardians that getto introduce their veterans and
that's a very meaningful thing.
What are your thoughts on that,nora?
Speaker 4 (09:36):
It's amazing to see their reactions.
Most of them don't know theextent to what's happening, but
our whole student body is there,along with community members,
with signs and clapping In thegym.
It's just like this electrictype of feeling and most of
their eyes just light up andthey're smiling because for a
(09:57):
lot of them, this is healingsome of those wounds.
You know, when they came homethe first time they got you know
nothing like this.
So it's amazing to be a part ofthat and it's just an honor for
us to be able to introduce andan honor to accompany them for
those two and a half days.
Speaker 1 (10:15):
I think especially you know what you're saying,
nora, and you know they didn'tget that, especially the Vietnam
veterans.
They came back in such atumultuous return for them and
disappointing for many.
It was a tough experience forthem.
I mean the war was one thingand then how the states came
back and you know, really justkind of you know, did not give
(10:38):
them any kind of recognition oreven a bit of concern, and I
know that that was hurtful for alot.
So I'm sure you've heardstories like that, similar to
that, from Vietnam veterans thathave been on the Kansas Honor
Flight.
Speaker 2 (10:52):
Yeah, that has been one of the things that the
homecoming.
Oftentimes we'll spend two daysin Washington and we'll hear
that the homecoming is thehighlight of the trip.
Speaker 1 (11:08):
And so that is a fantastic gift as well.
Some dignitaries from Kansasthat would come and welcome the
groups to the veterans, to someof those monuments especially.
I know Bob Dole used to do thatfor you and you know, boy, you
know it doesn't get any betterthan that, but do you still have
some of our representativescome and say hi?
Speaker 2 (11:30):
Yeah, oftentimes we will have representatives and
senators come out and welcome usthere, or usually at the World
War II Memorial, which is whereSenator Dole always met us.
And, oh man, he made a point tobe out there rain or shine when
he knew there were Kansas guyscoming in.
So I always miss seeing himright there at the entrance when
(11:50):
we got to say hi, walking intothe memorial there.
Speaker 1 (11:54):
I'm sure it was a highlight for him as well, Susie
.
Let's talk a little bit aboutthe process that's involved for
these veterans to become a partof the Wamego Honor Flight.
Speaker 3 (12:06):
Yeah, so there's several different ways to apply.
Probably the easiest way is togo to our website, which is
whsonnerflightorg, and there'san application that they can
download there on the site.
Or if they know of any veteransthat have been on the flight,
they can contact them.
They have some applications wesend out to them.
They can call Sean or myselfhere at the high school, at
(12:29):
Wamego High School, and thoseare probably the best ways and
then we can send out anapplication from there.
We also have in the fall wehave our car show and we're
giving applications out at ourcar show and any other times
that we have events, whetherit's bingo or the car show or
(12:49):
whether there's Veterans Dayparade, yep.
So we try to get ourapplications out as much as we
can.
Speaker 1 (12:57):
And I don't think we covered this, but is there a
cost for the veterans toparticipate?
Speaker 3 (13:04):
No, there is no cost whatsoever for the veterans.
They've paid theirs a long timeago.
Speaker 1 (13:11):
I know that you are part of Grow Green Match Day in
Manhattan but also, I believe,in Wamego Is that correct With
your community foundation there?
What does the financial impactof those two events mean for the
Wamego Honor Flight?
Speaker 2 (13:29):
Sean really has.
It's a way to have amultiplying effect on our
donations and our community bothsponsors, businesses, our local
private support.
It's been there from thebeginning, but this is a way to
really help us maximize theirdonations and make sure that we
(13:53):
keep getting our heroes to DC.
Speaker 1 (13:57):
Man, we've covered a lot of things.
Anything we've missed.
Speaker 2 (14:00):
Just a quick reminder to get out here April 30th it's
our 14th flight and so we'reready to go, and we love seeing
as many members of the communityand greater community get out
and support our veterans as theymake their homecoming.
Speaker 1 (14:16):
You have all 25 ready to go for this one.
Are there any openings for thisflight?
Speaker 2 (14:21):
This one's closed.
So we're ready to go and justfinalize that and the veterans
will get their packet coming uplater this week and the students
find out Wednesday whichveteran they will be serving.
So pretty exciting around here.
Speaker 1 (14:36):
Got a waiting list for next year yet.
Speaker 2 (14:39):
Yeah, we have some veterans that are on the list.
So as soon as you get theapplications in, the quicker we
can get you on the roster.
And, of course, if you're of anearlier war, you jump the line
or have extenuatingcircumstances.
There's allowances made forthat as well.
So we just want to make sure weget everybody there.
Speaker 1 (15:00):
Nora Bossy, thanks for joining us and sharing some
of your perspectives and thestories that you have of your
experiences with the WamegoHonor Flight.
It's a delight to have you back.
Speaker 4 (15:12):
Yeah, thanks for having me.
It's my favorite thing to talkabout, so it's really been an
honor and I hope that this canreach as many people as possible
and we can get you know all ofit.
Speaker 1 (15:23):
Yeah, susie Sprinkle, always a delight to have you on
and, sean, you know.
What you guys have done overthere, I think, is just one of
the great community efforts ofall time.
For any community.
What you're doing is special,and being able to bring two
different generations together,making a rewarding experience
(15:45):
for both, that's something to becommendable.
Speaker 2 (15:48):
Thank you, Dave.
Speaker 1 (15:50):
Great to have you on Once again the website
whsonnerflightorg on the KansasHonor Flight out of Wamego High
School and when we come backfrom the break, mark
Knockadoffel is going to bejoining us here on the GMCF
Community Hour on News RadioKMAN.
Philanthropy Today is brought to you by the Greater
Manhattan Community Foundation.
In this episode we feature arecently broadcast segment of
the GMCF Community Hour, asheard on NewsRadio KMAN.
We return with the GMCFCommunity Hour and we are going
to extend, via Zoom, aninvitation to our friends who
(00:21):
are here representing on behalfof the Kansas Honor Flight and
the Kansas Honor Flight has agreat history.
I think it's one of the greatstories that we have in our area
, based at Wamego High School,and we have three guests joining
us here today.
Sean Horning is back Hi there.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
Good morning Dave.
How are you doing?
Speaker 1 (00:43):
I am great and getting better.
Susie Schrenkel, you're aflight coordinator too.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
Yes, good morning.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
And Nora Bossy, who's the student guardian.
That sounds like the big job.
Speaker 4 (00:56):
Oh, I don't know about that.
It's the fun job, that's forsure.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
That's the fun job, okay?
Well, we'll find out more abouteach of your own perspectives
here, but, susie, let's startwith you.
You know you guys created thisa few years ago.
But let's, let's just firsttalk about the Wamego Honor
Flight and what your mission is.
Speaker 3 (01:27):
Hub in 2012.
And since then we've had 13flights that we've completed and
with all those 13 flights, ourmission has always been to get
area veterans to Washington DCso they can experience the
memorials that were built forthem and at no cost to them.
So that has always been ourmission to get area veterans to
Washington DC, and we've beenextremely fortunate that we are
one of the five hubs in thenation that get to pair our
(01:50):
heroes, our nation's heroes,with high school students.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
Sean, how did you get started with this?
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Someone approached me about it and we'd had some
veterans go on another flight inKansas and I had a gentleman
approach me and ask if we wantedto maybe look into becoming a
hub and I said yes and thenfound out ways to keep saying
yes.
So we're very fortunate to beable to do that, and that's kind
(02:19):
of how I got started.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
You've had 13 flights .
How many veterans have been onboard on the honor flights?
Speaker 2 (02:26):
We were at 309 now after this last flight, so we'll
go to 334 after our new one.
Speaker 1 (02:33):
So you do about 25, 30 individuals each trip 25 each
time Yep.
Okay, well, that's a chunk,that's a lot of folks and
fulfilling a lot of dreams.
I would suppose, nora, let'stalk a little bit about from
your end.
As the student guardian, yousay you got the fun job.
Why is it the fun job?
Speaker 4 (02:55):
So you get to hear all sorts of stories.
I'm sitting here with twoteachers and they would agree
with me that in these two and ahalf days you learn more than
you can in a year in a classroom, and they just have so many
unique stories that people havenever heard before, and so
they're also really funny.
And so just being an escort andseeing and kind of being part
(03:16):
of the healing process, that'san opportunity not many people
have.
So it's fun, it's powerful andit's a life changing experience
as a life-changing experience asa student guardian.
Speaker 1 (03:26):
How does a student get involved in this?
Speaker 4 (03:29):
So first you have to be part of National Honor
Society, and so that's more of alengthy process.
So you have to look atcharacter, service, leadership
and scholarship, and so you haveto get you know recommendations
from teachers and you write anessay and it's scored by this
committee and then, once you'rein NHS, you apply for the flight
(03:50):
through an essay.
One of the prompts was likewhat does the national anthem
mean to you?
That's an example of one of theprompts we did.
And then the name gets takenoff of it and then a committee
reads it and chooses 25individuals to accompany a
veteran.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
Do you get some feedback from some of the
students that have been on thetrip?
As a guardian, you're thestudent guardian, but what are
the students called?
Speaker 4 (04:19):
Student guardians Student guardians.
Right, yeah.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
Okay, so a student guardian, what are some of the
perspectives that you've gainedfrom some of these young people
after they've been on the honor?
Speaker 4 (04:34):
flight.
Hearing the stories of whatthey went through, I think it
makes us realize what all wetake for granted.
I think it makes us gratefulfor the little things because,
you know, they didn't alwayshave three meals a day, they
didn't have a roof over theirhead.
(04:54):
So I think it just makes us,you know, live every day.
You know grateful because theyfall for it and it's important
to be grateful for what theyfought for.
Speaker 1 (05:04):
Definitely puts things in perspective.
What about the veteransthemselves?
What kind of feedback do theyprovide you of their student
guardians?
Speaker 4 (05:13):
Well, I think for a lot of them this is a long
overdue thank you, especiallyfor the Vietnam vets that had
very negative experiences cominghome experiences coming home to
have a student there, listeningto their stories, you know,
showing gratitude and sometimesjust helping in that healing
process, just offering maybe ahand on the shoulder.
(05:34):
I think it means the world tothem.
I think it gives them hope forour generation to know that we
see the sacrifices made and weappreciate what they did and
every single one of them isnothing short of grateful.
They are just thankful for theopportunity to go on this flight
and most of them come home andtell all their friends to go on
the flight.
So I think it's a life-changingexperience for them too, and I
(05:56):
think it, you know, leaves.
I think a lot of them look backat their time of service and
sometimes it's negative and thiscan kind of help be more of a
positive experience for them.
Speaker 1 (06:07):
You were a student, guardian Nora.
Speaker 4 (06:09):
Yes, yes, I was.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
How did that change you?
Speaker 4 (06:14):
It's changed me in so many ways.
One way is like I just havesuch a like soft spot for
veterans now I love hanging outwith them, it's like probably
one of my favorite hobbies and,you know, just like I said, it
made me way more grateful.
It's always also inspired me to, you know, dream big because
they fought for my freedom, formy safety, for my liberty, and
(06:36):
so you know, with my life I needto make a difference, just like
they made a difference on mine.
Speaker 1 (06:42):
You know, sean, you talk about 25 individuals that
go on the flight, but you'rechanging more than 50 lives in
that, because the studentguardians lives also are highly
impacted, not just the veteransthemselves.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
Yeah, and one of the happy accidents that we've had
is that a couple flights ago, wehad our homecoming during the
day, and it has been one of themost meaningful things for our
entire community and we can't bethankful enough for the support
(07:24):
we've been given.
Speaker 1 (07:26):
Do you have a little parade when they come pulling
into town?
Speaker 2 (07:30):
Yeah, we do.
Speaker 1 (07:31):
You guys do parades well in Wamego, by the way, yeah
.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
As a matter of fact, the city does a great job of
helping us put the flags up andthen sometimes we're met at the
state line by a trooper thatgives us an escort all the way
from the state line in, and thenour Legion riders meet us
coming off 99.
And they're kind of thevanguard of the homecoming
parade.
We have a lot of firstresponders out and people line
(07:57):
the streets and our elementaryschool students come down with
signs.
It's a heck of a homecoming.
Speaker 1 (08:06):
No doubt.
Wow, that sounds like so muchfun in so many ways.
You have another flight comingup here next month.
Sean, Give us some of thedetails.
Speaker 2 (08:35):
Well, yeah, we have 25 again ready to go and on this
flight and just appreciate theopportunity to honor their
service.
And the big thing that we wantto stress to folks is that on.
April 30th.
April 30th at 1030 am in ourlower gym and it is open to the
public.
(08:55):
We will welcome these men andwomen home, and so everybody's
invited on April 30th at 1030.
I'd get there a little earlierthan 1030, but in the lower gym
of our high school is wherewe'll have the big homecoming.
Speaker 1 (09:10):
Now, sean, when those veterans walk in, do they come
in with their student guardians?
Are they paired up together,just as if?
You know?
It's just another part of theexperience.
Speaker 2 (09:22):
Yeah, that's one of the cool parts, and I'll let
Nora speak to this a little bit,because when they walk in, it
is a student guardians that getto introduce their veterans and
that's a very meaningful thing.
What are your thoughts on that,nora?
Speaker 4 (09:36):
It's amazing to see their reactions.
Most of them don't know theextent to what's happening, but
our whole student body is there,along with community members,
with signs and clapping In thegym.
It's just like this electrictype of feeling and most of
their eyes just light up andthey're smiling because for a
(09:57):
lot of them, this is healingsome of those wounds.
You know, when they came homethe first time they got you know
nothing like this.
So it's amazing to be a part ofthat and it's just an honor for
us to be able to introduce andan honor to accompany them for
those two and a half days.
Speaker 1 (10:15):
I think especially you know what you're saying,
nora, and you know they didn'tget that, especially the Vietnam
veterans.
They came back in such atumultuous return for them and
disappointing for many.
It was a tough experience forthem.
I mean the war was one thingand then how the states came
back and you know, really justkind of you know, did not give
(10:38):
them any kind of recognition oreven a bit of concern, and I
know that that was hurtful for alot.
So I'm sure you've heardstories like that, similar to
that, from Vietnam veterans thathave been on the Kansas Honor
Flight.
Speaker 2 (10:52):
Yeah, that has been one of the things that the
homecoming.
Oftentimes we'll spend two daysin Washington and we'll hear
that the homecoming is thehighlight of the trip.
Speaker 1 (11:08):
And so that is a fantastic gift as well.
Some dignitaries from Kansasthat would come and welcome the
groups to the veterans, to someof those monuments especially.
I know Bob Dole used to do thatfor you and you know, boy, you
know it doesn't get any betterthan that, but do you still have
some of our representativescome and say hi?
Speaker 2 (11:30):
Yeah, oftentimes we will have representatives and
senators come out and welcome usthere, or usually at the World
War II Memorial, which is whereSenator Dole always met us.
And, oh man, he made a point tobe out there rain or shine when
he knew there were Kansas guyscoming in.
So I always miss seeing himright there at the entrance when
(11:50):
we got to say hi, walking intothe memorial there.
Speaker 1 (11:54):
I'm sure it was a highlight for him as well, Susie
.
Let's talk a little bit aboutthe process that's involved for
these veterans to become a partof the Wamego Honor Flight.
Speaker 3 (12:06):
Yeah, so there's several different ways to apply.
Probably the easiest way is togo to our website, which is
whsonnerflightorg, and there'san application that they can
download there on the site.
Or if they know of any veteransthat have been on the flight,
they can contact them.
They have some applications wesend out to them.
They can call Sean or myselfhere at the high school, at
(12:29):
Wamego High School, and thoseare probably the best ways and
then we can send out anapplication from there.
We also have in the fall wehave our car show and we're
giving applications out at ourcar show and any other times
that we have events, whetherit's bingo or the car show or
(12:49):
whether there's Veterans Dayparade, yep.
So we try to get ourapplications out as much as we
can.
Speaker 1 (12:57):
And I don't think we covered this, but is there a
cost for the veterans toparticipate?
Speaker 3 (13:04):
No, there is no cost whatsoever for the veterans.
They've paid theirs a long timeago.
Speaker 1 (13:11):
I know that you are part of Grow Green Match Day in
Manhattan but also, I believe,in Wamego Is that correct With
your community foundation there?
What does the financial impactof those two events mean for the
Wamego Honor Flight?
Speaker 2 (13:29):
Sean really has.
It's a way to have amultiplying effect on our
donations and our community bothsponsors, businesses, our local
private support.
It's been there from thebeginning, but this is a way to
really help us maximize theirdonations and make sure that we
(13:53):
keep getting our heroes to DC.
Speaker 1 (13:57):
Man, we've covered a lot of things.
Anything we've missed.
Speaker 2 (14:00):
Just a quick reminder to get out here April 30th it's
our 14th flight and so we'reready to go, and we love seeing
as many members of the communityand greater community get out
and support our veterans as theymake their homecoming.
Speaker 1 (14:16):
You have all 25 ready to go for this one.
Are there any openings for thisflight?
Speaker 2 (14:21):
This one's closed.
So we're ready to go and justfinalize that and the veterans
will get their packet coming uplater this week and the students
find out Wednesday whichveteran they will be serving.
So pretty exciting around here.
Speaker 1 (14:36):
Got a waiting list for next year yet.
Speaker 2 (14:39):
Yeah, we have some veterans that are on the list.
So as soon as you get theapplications in, the quicker we
can get you on the roster.
And, of course, if you're of anearlier war, you jump the line
or have extenuatingcircumstances.
There's allowances made forthat as well.
So we just want to make sure weget everybody there.
Speaker 1 (15:00):
Nora Bossy, thanks for joining us and sharing some
of your perspectives and thestories that you have of your
experiences with the WamegoHonor Flight.
It's a delight to have you back.
Speaker 4 (15:12):
Yeah, thanks for having me.
It's my favorite thing to talkabout, so it's really been an
honor and I hope that this canreach as many people as possible
and we can get you know all ofit.
Speaker 1 (15:23):
Yeah, susie Sprinkle, always a delight to have you on
and, sean, you know.
What you guys have done overthere, I think, is just one of
the great community efforts ofall time.
For any community.
What you're doing is special,and being able to bring two
different generations together,making a rewarding experience
(15:45):
for both, that's something to becommendable.
Speaker 2 (15:48):
Thank you, Dave.
Speaker 1 (15:50):
Great to have you on Once again the website
whsonnerflightorg on the KansasHonor Flight out of Wamego High
School and when we come backfrom the break, mark
Knockadoffel is going to bejoining us here on the GMCF
Community Hour on News RadioKMAN.
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