Kansas Honor Flight Receives Chairman’s Award

(Sedgwick County, Kan.) – In one of his last official duties as Chairman, Commissioner David Dennis presented the 2019 Chairman’s Award to Kansas Honor Flight (KHF).

“This organization inspires and mobilizes our community to support this generous cause through donations to ensure that all veterans who served during WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War are able to travel,” said Chairman David Dennis.  “Without the volunteers who give their time, talents, or funds, the Honor Flight might not exist.”

KHF began in 2012 to honor veterans by providing memorable trips at no cost to visit their respective Memorials in Washington, D.C. By the end of 2019, more than 2,500 Kansas veterans have participated in these trips. KHF allows our community to thank our veterans in a very meaningful way and greet them with a hero’s welcome upon their return home.

Each year since 1988, the chairman of the Board of Sedgwick County selects one organization, project, or person who has exhibited a high level of dedication to public service, or otherwise made strides to improving our community. Some past recipients of this award include: the Patriot Guard, Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office Community Policing Unit, the Wichita Independent Business Association (WIBA), and the Sedgwick County Zoological Society.

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