Honor Flight
Running Out of Time-Honor Flight
Meredith Darlington is running two Marathons to raise money for the Honor Flight network. The effort is in honor of her grandfather Edgar Sawyer Chase Meredith and she is doing it through her page on “Firstgiving.com”. She makes an interesting point: During each mile I will run, we will lose another 45 WWII veterans. By […]
600 Veterans from Four States Gather at the WWII Memorial
TODAY’S PHOTOS FROM THE WWII MEMORIAL CAN BE FOUND AT
Senator Dole strives for new greeting goals
There were 604 veterans from four states at the World War II Memorial today and Senator Dole seems to be restored to health after a rough Summer. He was greeting veterans from all the flights and they all seemed to converge together in a marathon session. One of the veterans from South Dakota, Joel […]
EZY Rider
Mrs. Dole has gotten a reputation for her riding and last week arranged to have a spin around the block at the World War II Memorial TODAY’S PHOTOS FROM THE WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL CAN BE FOUND AT Honor Flight is featured in Jewel of the Mall: World War II Memorial book.
South Dakota: Getting Wide at the World War II Memorial
South Dakota had 104 Veterans today and thanks to some new software, I was able to stitch four pictures together to make this panorama at the World War II Memorial. They were the first flight to arrive this morning and after we had taken the veterans, we were able to squeeze the guardians in as […]
Dan Arant’s Photography
Dan Arant, a retired Naval Officer and National Park Service volunteer who lectures on military history at various places on the Mall. He is seen here giving Mrs. Dole a framed print that he had made up. The photo shows the Dole’s and the gold leaf type says: “Love is a fruit in season […]
WWII Memorial DC Ground Crew Expands
The WWII Memorial ground crew has expanded dramatically to include not only the Honor Flight but groups of motorcycle riders, boy scouts, and veterans who have decided to become involved in their own way. Lona and her crew were assembled by the tent while these folks began to set up water, chairs, umbrellas and shade […]
Jim McLaughlin and his Mission:
by George Kerestes, NPS Volunteer and friend of Honor Flight Mr. James McLaughlin, Honor Flight Chairman of the Board, is responsible for arranging transportation and guardians for all of our Lone Eagle Veterans. You will not see him escorting very large groups (100s) of World War II Veterans; rather you will see him with a […]
Vote for Honor Flight and Langley Speedway: Best Family Fun
Honor Flight will be be getting a lot of free publicity Labor Day weekend and we need people to vote for Langley Speedway for “Best Family Fun” You can vote three times and three different ways to make yourself heard. 93 million people will see a race car with the Honor Flight logo on it this […]
Central Iowa at WWII Memorial
As three hunderd and fifty citizens cheered and a band played, 404 Iowans took to the air this morning after a night of celebrations and banquets. When I arrived at the WWII Memorial, forty or so Iowans who had flown out on commercial airplanes were already there and we waited together Fortunately, we had a ten […]
Columbus is Double Doled
Bobbi and Bill Richards arrived at the World War II Memorial at about 11 AM with their Columbus veterans and TWICE IN A ROW, we got the group picture right away. I guess they’ve done nine trips this year and seven to go so will be picking up the big award this year for most […]
Dayton Honor Flight on the Go
It was a typical Washington August Day and Dayton Honor Flight arrived early and they ate over on the North side of the WWII Memorial which is a nice shady area. There is a small garden area which is often overlooked and which is quite comfortable. I caught them here and there and you […]
Columbus: Like Clock Work at the WWII Memorial
Senator Elizabeth Dole poses with Bill and Bobbi Richards, Honor Fliight’s most frequent flyers, at the WWII Memorial. They come to DC every two weeks and today I believe we not only got a photograph of the Columbus group but also single frames of every WWII Veteran with Mrs. Dole. Honor Flight is featured in […]
Lone Eagles/TLC’s: Jim McLaughlin
Jim McLaughlin quietly goes about his avocation as Chairman of the Board, flying hither and yon to pick up the WWII Veterans known as TLC’s (“their last chance”) and the “Lone Eagles”, veterans who don’t have a hub within 120 miles. Their applications and visits to the Memorials are all arranged and expedited by […]
Chicago Honor Flight: Prime Time
Chicago Honor Flight and WGNTV have gotten together to produce what is to date the single most important and moving piece of TV on Honor Flight. It’s a forty three minute piece and kudos to the girls and company for not only your efforts on behalf of Chicago’s veterans but this monumental piece of film […]
Dayton and Columbus Visit WWII Memorial
Earl Morse, Bobbi and Bill Richards and some 200 Veterans and Guardians were greeted today by Senator Elizabeth Dole at the WWII Memorial. Fortunately, there are two of them!! And even better, she likes the shade. There were soldiers from Ft. Meade and about thirty ladies from the Daughters of the American Revolution who formed […]
Senator Robert Dole Relaxing
Senator Dole has jumped into bed for a few days of rest and relaxation at Walter Reed Hospital. He was stricken with some kind of malady while surprisingly enough at the WWII Memorial greeting veterans. His law firm Alston & Byrd issued a statement saying that they were relieved to know “where he had […]
Central Illinois: Picture Perfect at WWII Memorial
Central Illinois showed up on what must be the most beautiful day of the year: about 82 degees, 10 knots of wind and nice fat dry clouds for intermittent shade. After a Springtime of rain, hopefully we are going to stay dry for our Summer flights. Don Niehart was leading 28 WWII Veterans and almost […]
Sun eventually shines on WWII Memorial!
I arrived at the WWII Memorial to see a clump of plastic raincoats and umbrellas and there was Senator Dole in the midst of the early morning crowd. The rain soon turned torrential and lightning began to strike and he and Mrs. Dole went to the car for a bit. We thought we would convince […]
Chicago Honor Flight: On the March!
The Windy City rolled into DC which should be renamed the “Soggy City” this year. There were ninety-one Veterans and another 90 guardians in blissful tow. They arrived at the WWII Memorial a bit late in the afternoon because they had visited the other Memorials before they got to the WWII to enable the Veterans […]
The WWII Memorial: Honoring Our Heroes
A site dedicated to the WWII Memorial and the veterans who preserved our way of life during WWII. I’m Stephen R. Brown and the author of “WWII Memorial: Jewel of the Mall”. The book is available on the Mall and Amazon. I post new images of Honor Flight Veterans at the Memorial on Wednesday and Saturday evenings. These images CAN BE DOWNLOADED FOR […]
Fred Wedhorn: Lone Eagle gets “Rock Star” Treatment
From Judy Lemmons, Honor Flight: A BIG thank you to each one of you for the absolute “service before self” attitude you displayed this past weekend in support of one of our heroes, Mr Fred Wedhorn of Tucson Arizona. This Lone Eagle wasn’t lonely very long. Every detail was thought of and executed with such […]
New WWII Memorial Photos on D-Day Anniversary
Kari Beardsley and Leah Puttkammer made yesterday’s images and did a spectacular job. The really got into gear and captured Brian Duffy, Earl Morse, Bobbi and Bill Richards and some WWII buffs dressed in combat uniforms greeting our veterans at the WWII Memorial. Their photography is becoming more sophisticated every week and Kari always does […]
Normandy Beach: 65 Years After
Senators Robert and Elizabeth Dole flew over yesterday to attend the Normandy D-day Festivities with President Obama today and tomorrow. Mike Marshall and Marion Watkins accompanied them along with some 80 veterans. Now that has to be exciting. And hopefully some good press for Honor Flight. I spend a lot of time with Senator Dole […]