The Biloxi High School Marching Band, cheerleaders and dance team will help welcome home The Gulf Coast Honor Flight Tuesday, April 24.

The students will entertain thousands of well-wishers expected to gather at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport Tuesday evening when the veterans and their escorts return from a day-long journey to the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.

The Honor Flight lands at 7:40 p.m. The public is invited to arrive at the airport at 7 p.m. to take part in the welcoming ceremony. Complimentary parking will be available at the airport.