Honor Flight
A Day With Our Veterans
I am new to the world of Honor Flight. Before coming to work with Stephen, I was completely unaware of this quite remarkable undertaking of flying WWII veterans from around the nation to visit their memorial. Today was the second time that I was fortunate enough to witness this celebration of our veterans for their […]
Senator Elizabeth Dole
Just as I had herded all the Canton Akron cats into my frame, along came Mrs. Dole to throw some light on the image. She has taken over for Senator Dole and her presence is as large as his. She is ever gracious and has a empathy with people that is stunning to experience. We […]
Squeeze Em In! Smuckers Flies Honor Flight
My carefully planned photograph of the 200 person Canton Akron Honor Flight went off without a hitch. I was adding and subtracting people to make them fit into the frame of my “not wide enough” lens! Worked like a charm! The Smuckers Corporation sponsored two Honor Flights so far. And I’m going to be drinking […]
Rocky Mountain Honor Flight May 18 2012
Mary Haddon of Rocky Mountain Honor Flight was at the WWII Memorial with about thirty veterans and their guardians. The weather was DC at its best and promised to continue for the weekend which is supposed to be jam-packed with flights. The veteran on the left was celebrating his 93rd birthday. You can see more […]
Honor Flight Summit: Feb 2012
120 Honor Flight leaders from probably thirty states gathered at the BWI Hilton this weekend to discuss the flight procedures, health issues, safety, public awareness and fund raising and prepare begin another season of bringing WWII Veterans to DC. It was great meeting people who are interested in service. It does make you feel […]
Kaskey Studio Site
Sculptor Ray Kaskey who sculpted the the WWII Memorial elements just completed assignments for the “International Brotherhood of Teamsters” and the “International Union of Operating Engineers.” I added twelve pages to the site and updated the “Commissions” page. I designed the site two years ago in Dreamweaver and still think it’s an elegant piece of code.
Honor Flight numbers are IMPRESSIVE … Congratulations to all!!!
All the Honor Flight volunteers deserve great praise, ovations and a terrific Holiday Season. Through rain, delays, departures and hot and cold days, you have all participated in an extraordianary piece of American History! Congrats! Please find the attached information to reflect totals for the 2011 Flying Season: -Veterans Flown in 2011: 18,055 -Guardians Flown in […]
Chicago, Arizona, New Mexico Honor Flights stay dry!
We had some bad weather forecast today in DC and while it was gray, the rains held off while Arizona, New Mexico and Chicago were at the Memorial. Jim McLoughlin and Susan Barr are in town for a few days supervising the variety of flights that are arriving. Honor Flight is a phenomena…and phenomenally successful. […]
750 Veterans visit WWII Memorial
Senators Robert and Elizabeth Dole and General Colin Powell greet 750 WWII Veterans who visited the WWII Memorial this last Saturday. I took a few pictures but more importantly, I directed bus traffic! The pictures are available for free download to veterans and their families.
750 Veterans visit Memorial
Senators Robert and Elizabeth Dole and General Colin Powell greet 750 WWII Veterans who visited the WWII Memorial this last Saturday. I took a few pictures but more importantly, I directed bus traffic! The pictures are available for free download to veterans and their families. Veterans groups are featured in Jewel of the Mall: World War […]
“Heroes Welcome” begins transporting veterans
Lona Ichikawa has taken on a new role with Heroes’ Welcome the organization that traditionally welcomes WWII Veterans to the BWI, Reagan and Dulles Airports. They are transporting their first bus trip from Northern Virginia. The buses depart from American Legion Post 177 in Fairfax on October 2, 2011. If you would like to be a […]
200th Honor Flight Charter for Southwest Airlines
Jeff and Tam Miller were on hand to greet the 200th charter flight by Southwest Airlines today. Senators Dole (Robert and Elizabeth) and Senator Richard Burr were on hand to greet the troops from North Carolina, Arizona and Cleveland. George Kerestes and Al Doehring showed up as well as Susan Barr. It was quite a […]
Honor Flight September 10, 2011
After a scorching summer and a week of torrential rain, it was a pleasure to slip by the WWII Memorial this morning. As I strolled towards the Pacific entrance, I ran into Jim McLoughlin, President of Honor Flight. He’s on a trip every three weeks in addition to supervising Honor Flight’s all over the country. […]
VJ Day, Honolulu Hawaii, August 14, 1945
VJ Day, Honolulu Hawaii, August 14, 1945 from Richard Sullivan on Vimeo. This video was recently found and is represented to be VJ Day in Honolulu. Imagine the celebration…no…SEE the celebration in this short piece. We are gathering additional stills and video for our ongoing publications of “WWII MEMORIAL: Jewel of the Mall.”
Senator Dole shares 88th Birthday
Senators Robert and Elizabeth Dole invited 100 members of “Wounded Warriors”from Walter Reed Hospital to Senator Robert Dole’s 88th birthday party this July 22nd. The Doles have been regularly taking wounded soldiers and their families out for a “night on the town.” For Senator Dole’s 88th Birthday, they invited them to their Washington home. The Doles […]
Honor Flight Chicago
Honor Flight Chicago visited the WWII Memorial in the blistering heat. Wisely staying on the buses when possible, they managed to put together a moving ceremony at the WWII Memorial. Working with Honor Flight Chicago’s 800 volunteer army, this print will be waiting for the veterans when they arrive at the airport this evening. Every […]
WWII Veterans stream into Memorial
I got a schedule of Honor Flights yesterday from Glenn Anderson who is running the welcoming committee at BWI airport. His devotion and the devotion of his volunteers is absolutely amazing. This week, there were ten flights coming in and out of BWI almost everyday of the week as Honor Flight organizers deal with charter […]
Chicago Honor Flight April 27, 2011
Mary Pettinato rolled into the WWII Memorial this afternoon with her volunteers both from Chicago and the local group headed by Renda traveled to the WWII Memorial, the Lincoln and finally to the Iwo Jima Memorial. Due to other committments, I haven’t been down to the Memorial other than in passing. I finally had some spare […]
Chicago Honor Flight Outdoes HBO!
The green clad Chicago troops arrived in force and with great dispatch began to map out an elaborate ceremony with the Honor Guard. It was a beautiful sight and I urge you to visit the Photo Gallery to see multiple views. Honor Flight is featured in the Jewel of the Mall: WWII Memorial book
“I shop at Hyvee!….Iowa Visits World War II Memorial
For the last two years, I’ve gotten book orders from the Iowa Hyvee for Honor Flights who I haven’t had a chance to meet but today Iowa was here at the World War II Memorial. And “I’m going shop at Hyvee!” even if they don’t have any stores in the DC area. I think it’s […]
September 11, 2010 Honor Flights
Honor Flight has become such a staple in DC that I don’t bother with schedules but just head down to the World War II Memorial almost any day of the week. My first “photo” today was Margaret Morse, mother of founder Earl. She and Earl Senior were substituting for Earl Junior who is off in […]
Dayton and Purple Heart on a Mid-August Day
This Saturday was the first cool day we’ve had in some time and I decided to get down to visit the WWII Memorial for the first time in a month. Judi Wybenga and her crew of volunteers were on hand to help unload the Dayton buses. Earl Morse and Dave Bauer showed up to distribute […]
May 1, 2010…Eight Honor Flights Get Homeland Drive Greeting!!!
On Saturday, May 1, 2010 there were eight Honor Flights arriving and what an arrival they had. I know Judi Wybenga and crew had a crowd at the airports and the Iowa veterans were met by former students of Iowa University and friends. It was an amazing crowd as the buses were stacked along Homeland […]
Mission Accomplished
From the Home Page of the Honor Flight Tennessee Valley website: On November 16, 2009 the Board approved a plan to closeout Honor Flight Tennessee Valley after an added Honor Flight #11 on May 29, 2010. We will cease accepting veterans applications as of 31 January 2010. Honor Flight #10 will carry 125 veterans, and […]