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Virtual honor flights bring D.C. memorials to North Dakota veterans
STUTSMAN COUNTY, N.D. (Valley News Live) – The Veterans Honor Flight of ND/MN is making sure local heroes still get their trip of a lifetime, even when they can’t leave home.
The group set up a virtual honor flight Sunday for 89-year-old Korean War veteran Donald Olson in Montpelier, North Dakota. Surrounded by his family, Olson took a virtual tour of Washington, D.C., and the memorials built in his honor.
He shared stories from his time in uniform while his daughter read a letter he’d kept framed since 1955.
The Honor Flight team also brought a virtual trip to Russell Carlson in Jamestown, North Dakota. Carlson’s health kept him from traveling, so staff at the nursing home helped set up a welcome-home celebration as he toured the memorials online.
Honor Flight Central Florida seeks WWII and Korean War veterans for Mission 37
Madilyn Destefano
ORLANDO, Fla. —
Honor Flight Central Florida is seeking World War II and Korean War veterans to join its Mission 37 flight to Washington, D.C., scheduled for October.
The organization is asking the public to spread the word to have 20 veterans from these eras and 40 from Vietnam participate in the flight.
“Veterans always fly for free, and it would be an honor to have these brave men and women on the flight in October,” the organization said.
Honor Flight Central Florida serves veterans in the community by flying them to Washington, D.C., to see the memorials a grateful nation has built in their honor at no charge to the veteran.
Guardian donors accompany veterans on this one-day trip at their own expense. This covers the cost of Honor Flight-related expenses and provides them with the privilege of accompanying one of our hometown heroes for the day at the National Mall.
For more information, visit HonorFlightCentralFlorida.org.
Walden resident named Vice Chairman of Honor Flight Network’s Board
WALDEN- Walden resident Frank P. Kimler has been elected as the Honor Flight Network’s Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors.
“I am deeply honored to serve as Vice Chairman of the Honor Flight Network,” said Kimler. “It is a privilege to be the vice chairman of an organization that so meaningfully honors our nation’s veteran heroes.”
Kimler has served on the National Honor Flight Network Board for six years as the organization’s treasurer, and brings deep expertise in nonprofit governance, finance, and tax-exempt organizations to the role, spending more than 25 years in public accounting.
Kimler served as Chairman of Hudson Valley Honor Flight, Inc. (one of the Honor Flight Network’s more than 130 hubs) for 10 years, since the organization’s incorporation. Kimler also founded the Honor Flight’s out of Westchester County Airport, in White Plains. A dedicated advocate for veterans, Kimler’s passion for honoring and serving those who have served our nation was instilled by his father and grandparents, who served during the Vietnam War and World War II. That legacy of service continues to guide his leadership and commitment to Honor Flight’s mission.
“Frank’s financial expertise, nonprofit knowledge, and unwavering dedication to veterans make him an invaluable leader,” said Theresa Werner, Board Chair of Honor Flight Network. “We are grateful for his continued service and leadership as we work to expand our impact nationwide.”
KVUE ABC
Bob Garcia-Buckalew
AUSTIN, Texas — Editor’s Note: KVUE is kicking off a new partnership with Honor Flight Austin. The organization takes military veterans on special trips to Washington D.C.
For many of them, it’s the first or *only* time they’re able to visit the memorials honoring those who died in the wars in which they served. We’ve covered news about Honor Flight for years and we’re adding to that: A commitment to bringing you the stories of the heroes among us and helping to raise money to support more flights.
This month, we tell the story of Lew Griffith, who’s been on two Honor Flight missions.
Show off your classic ride at next month’s Villages Honor Flight Car Show
Villages-News.com
Jordyn Pennington
The second-annual Villages Honor Flight Car Show will be held rain or shine at the Wildwood Community Center, 6500 Powell Rd., on Saturday, March 22.
Participants are invited to bring their new or old cars and pickup trucks for the show, which acts as a fundraiser for the Villages Honor Flight Club, a non-profit organization honoring veterans. Food trucks will be on site along with a 50/50 and a patriotic quilt raffle. Gates open at 9 a.m. with the show being from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Trophies will be presented at 12:30 p.m.
Pre-registration donations of $15 are due by March 15, and they will be $20 the day of the show. Make checks payable to “Villages Honor Flight.” Note “For Car Show” in the memo and on the envelope. Send it to Villages Honor Flight, Inc., P.O. Box 490, Lady Lake, FL 32158.
Puerto Rico 2023
The Honor Flight Network, in partnership with PenFed Credit Union, is excited to announce the inaugural Lone Eagle Honor Flight serving our nation’s Puerto Rican Veterans. For more information regarding the Honor Flight Network or about the inaugural flight from Puerto Rico, please click here.
WHEN: April 12-14 2023
Veteran applications will be available on this page or at a local PenFed branch beginning December 1st.
Veteran selection calls will begin on February 15th, 2023 and will continue until all seats are filled. Veterans are flown on a first apply, first fly basis with first priority given to WWII, Post WWII, Korean War, Cold War and Vietnam Era Veterans, in this order. Those veterans not selected for this inaugural flight will remain on our list to be served on future Honor Flight trips from Puerto Rico.
This trip is sponsored and made possible by: PENFED Credit Union.
HONOR FLIGHT OFFICIALS PRESS TO RESUME POLICE ESCORTS FOR VETERANS
Leo Shane III (03/08/22) -Amid ongoing efforts to bring thousands of aging veterans to visit the nation’s capital in 2022, supporters of the Honor Flight Network are asking administration officials to resume police escorts for memorial visits to ensure the safety of everyone involved.
MCCONNELL CELEBRATES HONOR FLIGHT AND KENTUCKY VETERANS
WASHINGTON, D.C. (10/21/21) – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding his visit with Honor Flight Bluegrass:
“Yesterday, it was my privilege to welcome a distinguished group of Kentucky veterans from all across the Commonwealth to our nation’s capital…”
HONOR FLIGHT CELEBRATES FEMALE VETERANS WITH ‘OPERATION HER-STORY’
WASHINGTON (10/06/21) – Since 2005, the Honor Flight Network has brought veterans of the nation’s wars to Washington, D.C. to visit the memorials.
But today, for their 98th flight, they did something unique – a mission to bring women veterans to the nation’s capital.
‘HONOR FLIGHT’ TRIPS HONORING WOMEN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN VETERANS VISIT WASHINGTON
ARLINGTON, Va. (October 4, 2021) – The Honor Flight Network announced that among the 11 Honor Flight trips arriving in Washington, DC this week, one has been arranged exclusively for women veterans and a second will escort members of the all-African American South Carolina Combat Veterans Association. The women’s trip, organized by Honor Flight Chicago, will tour the national memorials on Wednesday, October 6.
The South Carolina Combat Veterans Association will be touring the memorials on Saturday, October 9, with Honor Flight’s Lone Eagle program which serves veterans who do not live near a regional Honor Flight Hub.
“Honor Flight recognizes that race and gender shaped the military experience for many of our veterans, particularly of previous generations, so we are proud to provide special opportunities for these veterans to experience their Honor Flight trips together,” said Meredith Rosenbeck, CEO of Honor Flight Network. “Historically, these groups have felt underrepresented in the veterans’ community, and it is our hope that these trips send the message that the Honor Flight Network is here to honor all who served.”
All Honor Flight trips visit Washington’s national memorials. The all-women’s group will make a special visit to the Military Women’s Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery on October 6 at 12:45 p.m. The South Carolina Combat Veterans Association will perform a wreath-laying with a bugler at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on October 9 at 3:00 p.m.
Media interested in covering the visits and interviewing veterans and Honor Flight representatives are asked to contact Carol Harlow at media@honorflight.org, or 202-480-3129, to coordinate coverage as times may shift.
Honor Flight trips in 2021 will continue through November 13. The Honor Flight Network expects to soon reach the historic milestone of having served 250,000 veterans.
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About Honor Flight Network
The Honor Flight Network was formed in 2005 with a mission of honoring our nation’s veterans by bringing them to Washington, DC to visit the memorials and monuments dedicated to their service and sacrifice. The Honor Flight Network is currently comprised of over 130 hubs throughout the country dedicated to carrying out the Honor Flight mission. In addition to World War II veterans, the organization transports those who served in the Korean War, Vietnam War, intermediary operations, and in special cases of terminal illness or injury, veterans from more recent service eras. Since 2005, the Honor Flight Network has taken more than 240,000 veterans to Washington D.C. For more information, visit honorflight.org.