This coming Saturday is going to be “opening day” for Honor Flight’s seasonal Flights. There are fifteen states sending 700 WWII veterans to the World War II Memorial and the forecast is for “Sunny and 82.” Senator Dole will be there and Earl Morse is going to be accompanied by an NBC National TV crew while the New York contingent is bringing two local stations and a newspaper. Heidi Elswick of the White House News Photographers will join us for an action-packed day making sure the veterans enjoy the trip. I am looking forward to gathering a lot of images for my photo blog where Vets and their families can download the images for free.

HONOR FLIGHT NETWORK BEGINS 2008 FLYING SEASON

Springfield, OH. On Saturday, 19 April, seven groups from across America will ascend on Washington D.C. with OVER 440 WWII veterans to visit their memorial. These senior heroes will be arriving from seventeen (17) states.

These groups will be met at Baltimore-Washington International, Reagan and Dulles International Airports upon their arrival with pomp and circumstance de-fitting these of America’™s “œGreatest Generation”.

They will be taken by approximately 19 motor coaches to the WWII Memorial where they will be greeted by Senator Bob Dole, another of their “battle buddies” throughout the day.

Susan Barr PR/Media Relations, (740) 524-7744
or Earl Morse, Founder, Honor Flight Network (937) 409-8387

Honor Flight is featured in Jewel of the Mall: World War II Memorial book.