KNOXVILLE, Tenn — In just a few months, a nonprofit that flies veterans to our nation’s capital to see the memorials built in their honor is set to take its final flight. HonorAir Knoxville was founded in 2007 to give World War II veterans a chance to visit the nation’s capital.
For nearly two decades, the flights carried more than just passengers; they carried heroes, stories and long-overdue recognition.
“When we first started in 2007, we really had just really planned to do World War II, and honestly, we really hadn’t planned much after the first flight, and we were caught by surprise at the interest,” Eddie Mannis, the founder and president of HonorAir, said…