Past commander of Redmond VFW Post 4108, Jack Newcomb, presented a check for $1,750 to Don DeLand, VP of Honor Flight, to support veterans.

Newcomb said the VFW Post obtained a $1,000 community service grant and that post membership donated another $750. It is important that Korea and Vietnam era veterans are honored as they should have been many years ago, said DeLand.

Honor Flight will depart Sept. 21 and return Sept. 24 to the Redmond Airport. A welcome home celebration is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on the Sept. 24 at the Deschutes Fairgrounds Main Entrance. That celebration is open to the public.

For more information go to http://www.honorflightofcentraloregon.org or contact Don DeLand at hfco.dondeland@gmail.com.