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Honor Flights: September 19, 2009
Six flights (Fayette, Georgia; Rotary District 7680 (North Carolina); Honor Flight Dayton, Southeast Florida, Leatherstocking Honor Flight (New York) and Roughriders from North Dakota) came in today with a total of 380 veterans and some 150 guardians. Senators Robert and Elizabeth Dole were there to greet the veterans. The day was absolutely beautiful and Washington […]
Dee Pakulski and Honor Flight Northwest Ohio(NWO)
Two years ago, Dee Pakulski (second from left) was in DC at the Honor Flight convention exploring how to transport the veterans from the Toledo, Ohio to the World War II Memorial. Obviously she has succeeded as she has brought over 250 grateful WWII Veterans to DC with a 100 percent safety record and has […]
World War II Posters
Beth Zimmerman, her mother and aunt sent me these World War II posters which I think are very interesting. You can access them on the photo site. The quality of the illustrations is quite amazing and it looks to me like Norman Rockwell did a few of the illustrations. Pretty cool. Betty Hart who originally sent […]
Four flights in four frames…World War II Memorial
Today I managed to get four group shots with and without Senator Dole and with and without the guardians and may take up photography for a living! Central Illinois went straight over to the front of the World War II Memorial with the Lincoln and Atlantic in the background. As I photographed them, Cleveland with […]
Honor Flight Chicago’s award winning documentary
From Mary Pettinato “We just received a call from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (the Emmy’s) regarding our website’s reference to an “Emmy-nominated documentary.” Although a fleeting moment, it was quite exciting to get a call from this highly recognized organization. Unfortunately, the call was not made to congratulate, but rather to […]
Columbus, OH, Northern CO, SW Florida Visit World War II Memorial
I attended a banquet for Northern Colorado’s veterans (lead by Col Stan Cass) the night before they visited the World War II Memorial and was as always impressed by the devotion each Honor Flight pays to its veterans. General John H. Tilelli, Jr was the main speaker for the evening. He was proceeded by a full color guard. The dinner was the cats meow and the veterans were […]
Franklin County Honor Flight
I’d like to take a trip around the country and visit with everyone I’ve met on Honor Flight. As I turned around from photographing the Bluegrass Flight, there was Jim Tayon with a big smile. What a great pleasure to see him and his group. Jim can make you laugh just by his amused expression. […]
Honor Flight Bluegrass
Kentucky’s Bluegrass group lead by Brian Duffy arrived in a light drizzle at the World War II Memorial. After a short attempt to organize the troops for a group photo, we went with some great spontaneous photographs of the veterans and Senator and Mrs. Dole. I am always inspired by the Honor Flight volunteers, the […]
“Gentlemen, start your engines”
From Judy Lemmons: With a “Gentlemen, start your engines,” our own Chairman, Jim McLaughlin waved the green checkered flag to signal the start of the Hampton VA Honor Flight 250 for the USARacing Pro Cup Series held recently at the Langley Speedway in Hampton VA. Persistent showers forced the race to be rescheduled but that […]
China Burma India at World War II Memorial
Aside from the Honor Flight, at the World War II Memorial there was a group of veterans of the China Burma India theatre who I had the opportunity to photograph. I am hoping their group leader will send me some more information and I will post it. The picture of them is at the website […]
South Carolina gets some Thunder at the WWII Memorial
Rolling Thunder’s Virginia Chapter lead the South Carolina buses into the WWII Memorial. They rolled into the Memorial just as I was walking up. Bill Dukes had requested a picture of all the vets and I think we got over 150 people into one panoramic picture. We then squeezed in the guardians for the most […]
Land of Lincoln Honor Flight at WWII Memorial
Land of Lincoln Honor Flight arrived at the WWII Memorial today in perfect synch with Senator Dole. Lead by Ray Wiedle, the 17 veteran group was met by an Honor Guard and probably had the most comfortable weather of the year. It was a lovely blue sky day punctuated with a good breeze and remarkably […]
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 […]