Books
A Custom book on the WWII Memorial and Honor Flight
Here’s a custom book too expensive too distribute except electronically so have a look for FREE!!! Thanks again to HBO, American Airlines, Spielberg, Hanks, Dole, Morse, Miller, McLaughlin and all who took part for a rousing start to the Honor Flight New Year! It was definitely very cool! Honor Flight is now featured in the […]
Honor Flight Summit 2010
Honor Flight is holding a Summit at the BWI Hilton for all of the regional hubs. It starts on Friday and winds down on Sunday. There will be lectures on starting an Honor Flight, non-profit status, safety procedures, fund raising, etc… and a great opportunity for old friends to get together. I am very much […]
War of Our Fathers
In 1990, Richard Marin, an incredibly talented photographer and Stephen Ambrose, the famed historian and writer, traveled the Pacific documenting wrecks in the jungle, in the sea…. the tunnels in Corregidor, etc…. The resulting book “War of Our Fathers” was financed by Kodak’s Ray DeMoulin a generous patron of the photographic arts (which Kodak used to be) […]
800 Veterans and eleven hubs
And so if you were wondering where I’ve been in the past few weeks, I’ve been working on my latest book on DC and saving my energy up for today when 800 veterans plus guardians…a total of probably 1200 plus assorted military personnel, motorcycle police and riding groups, mounted police, guardians, school kids and relatives […]
DC PHOTO BOOK
My apologies to those I haven’t seen down at the Memorial of late but I’ve been feverishly getting the final photographs together for a new book…DCPHOTOBOOK an insiders look at DC. We just locked down the layout yesterday so I am hoping to catch the last few flights in November. Hope all of you are […]
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 […]
May 30 2009: Long Island; North Carolina; Dayton and Canton, Ohio
As there were ceremonies later today at the Lincoln celebrating it’s restoration, most of the Veterans Groups made their trips to the Lincoln, Vietnam and Korean Memorials to avoid the crowds. Jeff Miller and I started off at National Airport where US Airways honored the planes with music and festivities as well as the ceremonial […]
“And that’s how we roll….”
What a day!!! The rain held off and Prattville Alabama’s schoolchildren turned out to welcome arriving eight hubs to the WWII Memorial. Serendipitously, their school trip to DC coinicided with the Alabama hub’s plans and they formed up to cheer the Veterans from all the hubs as they entered and left the Memorial. Great stuff! […]
Five Years
Thanks to Mary Pettinato for reminding me today that it was five years today that the World War II Memorial was opened. Twenty four hours before that I was riding around in a cherry picker 24/7 photographing the last scenics without people. It was pretty cool having it all to myself! Then all of you […]
Five Years Today – World War II Memorial
Mary Pettinato reminded me today that it was five years today that the Memorial was opened (top left). “…On April 29, 2004, the National World War II Memorial opened in Washington, D.C., to thousands of visitors, providing overdue recognition for the 16 million U.S. men and women who served in the war. The memorial is […]
Arrivals and Departures – WWII Memorial
Lona and Judi resting after a long afternoon at the WWII Memorial. Judi had two hundred and fifty people on hand to greet the veterans. Jewel of the Mall: World War II Memorial book is a 120 page full color book on the WWII Memorial.
The Season begins–DC Ground Crew Shines
With over 100 volunteers between Dulles, BWI, National Airports and the thirty at the WWII Memorial, DC Ground Crew is staffed up to take some numbers and Honor Flight brought them on. Over 1000 veterans from ten hubs pouring into the Memorial, DC lived up to its reputation for not only its beauty but its […]
The Kerestes Report
From George Kerestes, greeter, volunteer, bon vivant and good friend of the National Park Service, Honor Flight and the WWII Memorial generation. “…Today after you left and the weather cooperated for an hour the Honor Flight from Central Illinois arrived at the World War II Memorial. They were led by one of our favorite […]
Indiana, Illinois and preparations for the Fall
Tracy Briggs (noticed the tricked out shirts with the snazzy logos!….the usual North Dakota SWAG!) and Judy Lemmons were on hand today with Senator Dole, the Hoosier and Central Illinois Honor Flights at the WWII Memorial. Tracy and Judy are in town for the week planning some events for the Fall and will also […]
“Falling out of the sky”
This Saturday, April 18th George Kerestes told me veterans were “falling out of the sky.” And he was right! 450 veterans from North Carolina, New York, and “more” from North Carolina, the Winnebago flight, Faye Wisely from Michigan, and Dian Holland brought veterans from all over to see the World War II Memorial. The weather […]
Northern Valley Honor Flight Visits WWII Memorial
What a great day at the WWII Memorial! Master fund raiser Lance Akers showed up today. What a guy! He has formed a fund raising training company and if he’s giving courses on raising money, I’m on board! Lance methodically made sure that Fargo had plenty of money, volunteers and the best “SWAG” […]
Delightful for Ducks
The only critter today not wearing a raincoat was this duck which seemed eminently comfortable despite the waves of downpours which greeted Honor Flights from Chicago, South Carolina, North Dakota and Ohio. Having seen worse, the veterans got out to the WWII Memorial, posed for pictures and had a great time. Senator Dole showed up […]
Rain, Rain….go away…
Despite a heavy rain, Michigan, Ohio and Louisiana made their way to the WWII Memorial today. When I arrived Rick Sage, his wife and Bill and Bobbi Richards were at the WWII Memorial today and were soon joined by Senators Robert and Elizabeth Dole. While the weather was clearing, the Senators climbed aboard the buses […]
The Mall
I’ve been scanning seemingly zillions of photographs I’ve taken over the past thirty years. Today, I found this picture taken in 1997. It was made on an early Fall morning for an advertising poster for Australian Radio. At that time, the big reflecting pool was practically always empty and the Memorial’s original pool was a […]
Senator Elizabeth Dole greets Honor Air Knoxville at WWII Memorial
Nice to have two Senators in one family! Senator Elizabeth Dole greeted veterans of Honor Air Knoxville in the absence of Senator Robert Dole who was in Kansas today. She is pictured here with Ed Mannis and his father. There were approximately 110 veterans and seventy guardians at the WWII Memorial. The weather was brisk […]
Oneida, New York Veterans Third Year
For the third year in a row and my first group picture of 2009, Erwin Smith of the Oneida Rotary Club made a trip by bus with a group of fifty. Each year, they decide to extend their stay and this year they are here for three full days. The weather had just cleared as […]
Promotional excellence: Honor Flight Chicago’s video
I have the opportunity to work in an advisory capacity to Honor Flight Chicago and want to congratulate them on the release of a beautiful, moving and professional video on the Honor Flight movement. Narrated by Gary Sinise and with a beautiful guitar background by Jay Farrar, the piece was cut in Chicago and Los […]
Robert Tills Returns Home
Jeff and Tam Miller escorted Mrs. Viicki Lee, former fiance of Robert Tills, the first US serviceman to be killed in combat in the Pacific Theater, to attend his burial 68 years later at Arlington Cemetery. Defense Link has a brief synopsis of the Tills incident and why he was being buried sixty-eight years later. […]
Honor Flight Chicago’s Poet Laureate
From Mary Pettinato: “Richard Williams, a WWII Veteran who is legally blind and recovering from a heart attack, sent us (Honor Flight Chicago) this poem.” Now Listen Up Now listen up. you Guys and Dolls of WWII, This Honor Flight Chicago program is for REAL! I mean,they bust their butts to please and honor YOU, […]