Thank you for signing up to be a passenger on our first all-women veterans’ Operation HerStory (OHS) flight. It is with regret that we inform you that considering the current COVID-19 pandemic and your health, the Honor Flight has suspended all of the remaining 2020 flights to Washington, D.C., including our Operation HerStory specialty flight. You will have your day of honor with your sisters in arms - we will take this flight in 2021, instead.
Support this historic momentWe seek women who served in any branch of the military during WWII, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War (or who served in the military between 1940 – 1975). You do not need to be a combat veteran or have served overseas to be eligible to take this flight. EVERYONE who served on active duty is deserving of this honor! Please nominate others and yourself – join us!
Apply HereGinny Narsete (MSgt, USAF, Retired) by phone at +1 513 813 7808
or by e-mail at info@operationherstory.org
“My head is still spinning! What a fantastic day, so well organized and the volunteers were the best!! I may change my name so I can go again!!”
Operation HerStory honors women veterans and their service in the United States Armed Forces by making them visible and highlighting their vital contributions to our military during various eras of service. As an organization, we focus on bringing women veterans together to share their military service stories while enjoying the camaraderie of fellow sisters in arms.
Operation HerStory aims to ensure that every eligible Illinois woman veteran that served during WWII, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and periods in between 1940 – 1975, is invited on a trip to Washington, D.C. during her lifetime to tour the various war monuments and experience being honored for her service upon her return home. This one-day trip will include visits to the Women’s Memorial, WAC museum, and Vietnam Women’s Memorial.
This one-day program set for October 7th 2020, would launch with an early morning flight out of Midway Airport in Chicago (MDW) to Washington, D.C., (IAD) on a chartered Southwest Airlines flight filled with women veterans. The day of honor could include a lunch or dinner at the Women in Military Service Memorial or the Women’s Vietnam Memorial, and a visit to the Army Women’s Museum. Our Heroes would return to Chicago Midway on an evening flight to be greeted at home by a crowd of friends, family, and community supporters. Welcome these women home for the heroes they are!
Nominate Yourself: Did you serve with any branch of the Armed Forces at any location throughout the world in any of these conflicts or between 1940-1975? Come fly with your Sisters in Arms.
Apply HereNominate Someone: Do you know someone who served with any branch of the Armed Forces at any location throughout the world between 1940=1975? If yes, you can nominate them to be on the flight. Simply fill our the form and send it in. We will do the rest.
Apply Here
Your Treasure: Do you wish to donate to honor the women who served during these conflicts? Every size donation helps as we march forward to October 7th 2020. Please make your tax-deductible donation by mailing us a check or money order at:
Illinois Joining Forces
/ Operation HerStory
1 West Monroe 4th floor
Chicago, IL 60603
Your Time: Will you be part of the Welcome Home Party at Midway Airport for our Heroes? Would you like to serve as a Volunteer or are you qualified to be a medical Guardian for the entire day? Please send us your interest, your role, and contact information.
