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Videos- local Vets & Honor Flight Chicago
The Tampico Area Historical Society encompasses parts of Whiteside County and Bureau County in Illinois. Focus is on Tampico, Hume Twp., Hahnaman/Deer Grove, & Prophetstown in Whiteside County & Yorktown & Thomas in Bureau County.

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Administrator Denise 651 posts Aug 23, 2008 5:40 AM	I have added a video of some of our local vets from WWII in our Military Photo Album. I hope to upload more photos. Denise Family History Coordinator Tampico Area Historical Society Last Edited by on Nov 01, 2009 10:55 AM
Denise 341 posts Aug 30, 2008 9:12 AM	I am exercising my administrator rights and taking this opportunity and forum to tell everyone about a wonderful program called HONOR FLIGHT CHICAGO. It is a free trip for our vets to Washington, D.C. Next flight leaves Sept. 17th, 2008. I will give you contacts and particulars, but first, please enjoy this wonderful video taken by one of the vets in prior HFC trips. CONTACT INFORMATION: The below is exactly what was in the paper. Mary Pettinato is the V.P. of the Chicago Board and her number is 1(773) 868-6000 (The 4th and last FLT. for this year is September 17th) Note: President and CEO of Intron Corporation Volunteers wanted for third Honor Flight August 19, 2008 Recommend Beacon News Staff Honor Flight Chicago is gearing up for its third flight and needs help to make it special. Honor Flight is a national organization that gives World War II veterans a free flight to Washington, D.C., to see the memorials in their honor. The Chicago branch began taking Illinois veterans on their own flights earlier this year, and their third trip is scheduled for Wednesday. Fifty-six World War II veterans are booked for this flight, which leaves Midway Airport in Chicago early Wednesday morning and returns at 9:15 p.m. the same day. As part of the event, Honor Flight rounds up local people to welcome the veterans home after their long day in Washington. First Student bus company has offered to take volunteers to Midway for the welcome-home party. Two 45-person buses will leave for the airport at 7:45 p.m. from Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 501 at 1295 Butterfield Road in Aurora. The buses will return after 11 p.m. Anyone interested in riding the buses is asked to call (630) 264-3049. For more information on Honor Flight Chicago, call (773) 227-8387, or log on to www.honorflightchicago.org. Last Edited by on Aug 31, 2008 7:05 AM
Administrator Denise 730 posts Nov 01, 2009 12:52 PM	Update: I have corrected the link for the slideshow for our area Vets in the beginning of this message thread. However, you can also watch the slideshow on our Picasa Web Album (Military) which shows the names of the men and women who served us well. MILITARY SLIDESHOW ---------- Denise Wranik McLoughlin Family History Coordinator Tampico Area Historical Society TampicoHistoricalSociety@gmail.com

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