(LISTEN): Central Missouri Honor Flight and "Columbia for Christ" students on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable"

Monday marks the end of a 16-year era in the Columbia area for the Central Missouri Honor Flight (CMHF). Their final flight to Washington leaves Lambert Field in St. Louis early Monday morning. The CMHF has flown about 5,500 veterans to Washington in 16 years to reflect at their memorials. The first flight was in 2009. Central Missouri Honor Flight director Steve Paulsell joined Fred Parry in-studio Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable.” Mr. Paulsell tells listeners that this is sad. He also tells listeners that the CMHF had many veterans and little money in 2009. “Now we find ourselves 16 years later where we’ve got money but we don’t have veterans. We normally take anywhere from 75 to 95 veterans on a flight and I haven’t been able to do that. In fact this flight’s not totally full,” Mr. Paulsell tells listeners. There will be about 120 people on Monday’s charter flight from St. Louis Lambert. They’ll leave Columbia’s Courtyard by Marriot at 1:15 on Monday morning and will bus to Lambert. Mr. Paulsell says 74 are Vietnam-era veterans, one is a Korean War veteran and the rest of caregivers and staff. He thanks Zimmer Radio and our listeners, the numerous businesses that have donated over the years and volunteers who have worked countless hours. The final Central Missouri Honor Flight radiothon with 939 the Eagle and Zimmer in 2023 raised about $127,000. Mr. Parry interviewed CMHF director Paulsell on the second and third segments of the show. He also interviewed two Mizzou students with “Columbia for Christ” for the first segment about an event happening Wednesday on Mizzou’s Traditions Plaza. One student is a Mizzou track athlete and the other is from Bridgeton and says the Holy Spirit led him to Mizzou: