BARDSTOWN, Ky. - Kentucky veterans are preparing for a mission of a lifetime.

Honor Flight: Bluegrass is taking World War II, Korea War and Vietnam War veterans to the war memorials built in their honor in Washington D.C. The volunteer organization makes these trips possible at no charge to the veterans. 

Kent Bischoff will be one of the heroes on the flight from Louisville to D.C. Bischoff was with the C-Battery of 2^nd 138^th Artillery. Approximately 100 men from this unit were from Nelson County and the surrounding area. "The Bardstown guys, they are community. They are a band of brothers," Doug Foster tells Spectrum News 1. Foster is a long-time organizer of Honor Flight: Bluegrass. 

Spectrum News 1's Jonathon Gregg spent the morning with Kent Bischoff on his rural Bardstown farm but instead of the usual chores Bischoff took Jonathon for a cruise in one of his classic cars!

On October 16, Foster and 130 other veterans will once again take to the sky for a jammed packed, single-day trip to Washington D.C. Fundraising for Honor Flight" Bluegrass happens almost around-the-clock and the public is encouraged to be a part of the welcome home ceremony at Muhammad Ali International Airport at 9:30 PM.

You can help a veteran participate in a future trip by clicking this link.