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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.
SPECIAL CEREMONY WELCOMES FIRST ‘HONOR FLIGHT’ VETERANS BACK TO WASHINGTON
ARLINGTON, Va. (August 18, 2021) – The Honor Flight Network resumed travel to Washington, DC today as 112 veterans traveled with Honor Flight’s Chicago hub to see the national memorials built in their honor. The group was comprised of veterans of World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam War. The Honor Flight Network’s iconic trips—which are provided at no cost to the veterans—have been on hold since March 2020 as a COVID-19 precaution.
A Joint Service Color Guard opens a special ceremony in honor of Honor Flight Chicago veterans visiting the World War II Memorial on August 18, 2021.
(Credit: Stephen R. Brown)
Now that trips have resumed, the Honor Flight Network expects to soon reach the historic milestone of serving 250,000 veterans.
Honor Flight Chicago held a special ceremony at the World War II Memorial to honor its veterans. The ceremony included a Joint Service Color Guard, military vocalist singing the National Anthem, and a bugler playing Taps in remembrance of all those lost. For the veterans, the trip provided a rare occasion to bond with those who shared in their military service and an opportunity to reflect on their time in uniform.
“Honor Flight trips have long been called, ‘the experience of a lifetime’ for veterans, but today’s long-awaited return has made the emotions of experiencing these memorials indescribable,” said David Smith, President and Chair, Honor Flight Network Board of Directors. “The last 16 months have been tough for our organization and the veterans we serve, but to resume our travel at a time when we could best ensure everyone’s safety has made this moment worth the wait.”
The Honor Flight Network (HFN) requires all their hubs to follow strict health precautions before resuming travel. At this time, all 2021 participants must be fully vaccinated or receive a negative PCR test within 72 hours of a trip’s departure. HFN is also following health recommendations from the CDC, the District of Columbia, and each hub’s state and local jurisdiction, and the masking guidance of all trip venues.
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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.