Cherokee Nation to depart with eight veterans for Cherokee Warrior Flight

WHAT:
Cherokee Nation will depart with eight veterans Monday for the Cherokee Warrior Flight to Washington, D.C. to visit National War Memorials

WHEN:
Monday, September 9th, 2024 at Noon

WHERE:
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa
777 W. Cherokee St.
Catoosa

WHO:
Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr.
Deputy Chief Bryan Warner
Secretary of Veteran Affairs S. Joe Crittenden
Deputy Secretary of State Canaan Duncan
Council of the Cherokee Nation
Eight Cherokee Veterans

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. - The Cherokee Nation will host a luncheon to honor the eight veterans who are departing on the tribe's 11th Warrior Flight on Monday, Sept. 9.

The Cherokee Nation funds the flight for Cherokee veterans to see the national war memorials erected in their honor in the nation's capital.

Warriors will be presented with flight vests and caps during the luncheon.

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa employees will also celebrate and honor the Warriors by waving flags as they leave for the airport.

Warriors will leave from Tulsa International Airport Monday, Sept. 9, and will arrive back on Sept. 12.