October 15, 2025

Honor Flight 2025 (Powering Chicago Sponsorship)

October 15, 2025

Midway Airport in Chicago, IL

WELCOME HOME CELEBRATION FOR WWII, KOREAN WAR
and VIETNAM WAR VETERANS
Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 8:30 P.M.
Baggage Claim (Lower Level), South End

Honor Flight Chicago is excited to recognize 115+ World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War
veterans with a day of honor and thanks that many of them never received. Our goal is simple: We want to
show these men and women that we haven’t forgotten their service and the sacrifices they made for the
freedoms we have today.

In order to do that, THEY NEED YOUR HELP.

Their day of honor culminates with a Welcome Home celebration for these senior war veterans at Midway
Airport. Active duty military personnel, bagpipers, color guards and more will greet the veterans at the gate
and escort them to Baggage Claim (Lower Level), where they want you and your loved ones to be waiting. They encourage your family to be festive and create with signs to hold, t‐shirts, balloons to hold, etc. – make this Welcome Home a fitting tribute to your loved one’s service!

Currently, the Honor Flight Chicago's Welcome Home attendance policy is the more the merrier! However, in partnership with their friends at Midway Airport, they ask that you inform your ambassador if you plan to have 10 or more family members and friends attend to help them manage crowd size and location.

Here are more specifics about the Welcome Home celebration:
WHEN: 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, Southwest Charter Flight #8218.
Please arrive at Midway Airport by 7:45 p.m.
WHERE: Baggage Claim (Lower Level), South End at Midway Airport
PARKING INFO: Parking is at the Midway Airport parking garage. Thank you for your support.