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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
March 11, 2010 HBO and Honor Flight My schedule shows no further flights until April and I recommend that you go to http://heroeswelcome.handzonsitemaker.com/# and I will soon have information up on arrival at the Memorial. Honor Flight is featured in the Jewel of the Mall: World War II Memorial book.
Alabama Honor Flight is featured in Hoffman Media’s new “Celebrate” magazine which goes to press today. Linda Wright and her staff did a beautiful job on the layout and design of the images and it was a pleasure working with them. It’s also a pleasure to be able to use my images to honor Pam, […]
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 […]
Fifth Anniversary of the WWII Memorial By George Kerestes At today’s program, Friends of the National World War II Memorial (http://www.wwiimemorialfriends.org/) joined with the National Park Service in a special program recognizing the 5th anniversary of the dedication of the Memorial. The program included music by the United States Marine Band, and a bugler and color guard from the […]
We flew a trip on May 16, 2009 with the “regular” array of our WWII heroes. I ushered them through the normal choreography of visiting the WWII Memorial, Iwo Jima Marine Memorial and the Korean War Memorial in one day. When we offloaded at the Korean Memorial, one of the veterans asked “Brian, are […]
Their are 650,000 motorcycles in town scheduled to ride the Rolling Thunder Ride and one of the Fairfax American Legion riders on a trike offered Senator Elizabeth Dole a ride. She hopped right on and off they went. She is game for everything and it was a pleasure for everyone to see her on the […]
Mr. and Mrs. Lacey of “Honor Bus” located in Mechanicsburg, Pa drove all the way down to DC today to present Senator Dole with his own five pound chocolate bar. The only other person to get this honor from Hershey Chocolates was Mick Jagger… so “rock on” Senator and make sure you share. The cover […]
As I walked onto the Memorial grounds today, Lona and her crew of volunteers were getting ready to greet the Connecticut Honor Flight. As usual, the chairs were laid out, the food ready and the water in plentiful supply. They take turns escorting the veterans around the Memorial and then making sure they get food […]
THE PICTURES FROM MAY 16TH CAN BE FOUND AT http://srbphoto.zenfolio.com/p250843225 This boy scout troop gave me a Norman Rockwell moment as they saluted the arriving veterans. What a great idea!!!… Honor Flight is featured in the Jewel of Mall: World War II Memorial book.
Okay…so I’m wondering around the World War II Memorial taking pictures of veterans and I stopped to jaw with a veteran who turned out to be Fletcher Thorne-Thomsen. I asked him what he did during the War and much to my surprise, he said ” I was the first American into the Dachau Camp!! Wow…so […]
Jay McMaster, Brian Duffy, Dan Finch, Bob Haggard, Jeff Miller, Bill and Bobbi Richards, and Faye Wisely showed up at the WWII Memorial as did Senators Dole and Dole. It was a terrific gathering of approximately 500 Veterans and half again as many guardians. Both Kari and Lea helped with the photography and if you […]