06/11/2026
IMPORTANT UPDATE ON THE ROCKFORD CEREMONY!!!!!
The location of the Rockford location of the Moving Honors Ceremony has changed! It will be held at the North Park Fire Protection District located at 1011 Harlem Rd in Machesney Park. A procession will begin at the REACT Hanger and travel to the firehouse for the ceremony at 4:45 CDT.
Because there is severe weather forecast for the Rockford area this afternoon. If you are planning to attend the ceremony there, please check back with us to make sure that the ceremony will still be held. Safety of the Moving Honors team, the host organization's staff and those who are attending is of the upmost importance.
Following the ceremony the team will overnight in Rockford.
Once the team leaves Rockford they will drive to Springfield, MO on Friday, June 12 and then on to Mineral Wells, TX where they will take a break until Thursday, June 18.
On Thursday, June 18, the Moving Honors team will resume their trek to Arlington, VA following a ceremony at 9:00 AM CDT at the GMR Headquarters located at 4400 Hwy 121 Suite 700 in Lewisville, TX.
Thank you to everyone who has hosted or attended one of the Moving Honors ceremonies thus far.
If you are hosting or attend any of the stops along the way, please share you photos and video clips with us at [email protected] so that we can add them to the Moving Honors video that will be shown to the families at the Service during the Weekend of Honor on July 18.
Thank you to all who are supporting the families and loved ones of the 37 EMS and air medical honorees.
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