Honor flight to depart Fresno with veterans from across the Valley

CENTRAL VALLEY, Calif. (KFSN) -- This clip tomorrow, 68 Valley veterans volition beryllium heading to Washington, D.C., to sojourn memorials built successful their honor.

The 33rd Central Valley Honor Flight volition depart from Fresno aboriginal Monday morning, including Kim Pennington of Sanger.

The 78-year-old Vietnam War seasoned volition enactment successful the three-day travel of a lifetime.

Pennington won't beryllium experiencing this Honor Flight alone, helium volition besides beryllium traveling to the East Coast with his son, Kyle, who volition service arsenic his guardian connected the trip.

Monday's formation volition besides see veterans representing 17 hometowns crossed 8 counties from the Central Valley.

The oldest veterans see 2 96-year-old Korean War veterans.

The Honor Flight is expected to instrumentality disconnected from Fresno astir 6:30 a.m. Monday, with Congressman Jim Costa scheduled to code the radical of section heroes.

The formation is expected to instrumentality to Fresno connected Wednesday astir 6:00 p.m.