Thursday night at 8, Ozarks Public Television will air “In Gratitude: Honor Flight of the Ozarks,” an hour and a half long documentary which follows 81 veterans, 81 guardians and volunteer staff who took the August 23, 2023 day-long trip to Washington D.C. to see the military memorials. The flight included two veterans from World War II, 19 who served in the Korean Conflict and 60 who served during Vietnam. Six of the participating veterans live in Arkansas and the rest in Missouri.
Documentary producer Brent Slane, states “Hearing veteran’s stories about their time in the service and the mission of Honor Flight of the Ozarks taking them, at no charge, to the World War II Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and the solemn experience of the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is really meaningful.”
The documentary premieres on Ozarks Public Television main channel, KOZK in Springfield and KOZJ in Joplin, Thursday night at 8 and re-airs Monday night at 8. Starting Tuesday, it will be available to stream on video.optv.org.
The Honor Flight is available at no cost to any veteran who lives in southwest Missouri or northwest Arkansas who received an honorable discharge from the military. The veteran must have served during World War II, Korea, the Vietnam era or the Gulf War. They did not have to serve overseas.
Three Honor Flights will depart from Springfield this year with the first on May 29. Veteran, guardian and volunteer applications are available at honorflightoftheozarks.org.
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