Posts Tagged ‘Senator Robert Dole’
Dole Defines Determination
Senator Dole has been the center focus in national media with his five laps of ninety counties in Kansas and his return yesterday to the Capitol to lobby for the treaty called the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities.
WWII Memorial
This Fall has been a wonderful for photography and for the experience of working with wonderful people. Here Senators Robert and Elizabeth Dole pose with Dave Smith of Honor Flight San Diego. Breitling Watches and their team
Honor Flights at WWII Memorial!
Eleven Honor Flights descended upon the WWII Memorial and it was nice to see the fountains blasting away and the Memorial Plaza filled with veterans, guardians, tourists and everyone was shaking hands and posing for pictures. I missed the early flights (San Diego must be on California time!) but made pictures the rest of the day. I […]
WWII Memorial Heroes
Jewel of the Mall. Today, veterans from Chicago, Kansas and Missouri visited the WWII Memorial and had to be shielded from the many Congressman and Senators who showed up for a free photo op when the nation is shut down because of their incompetence.
WWII MEMORIAL: Veterans turned away?
This picture was taken at 3PM on Monday September 30th, 2013. Perhaps our elected officials can get off their asses and act as volunteers for WWII Veterans visiting the Memorial. More than 950 Veterans are scheduled to see the Memorial this week with Honor Flight. Lori Turner’s Mississippi Honor Flight Group will be the first […]
WWII Memorial Book on iBooks
Jewel of the Mall: World War II Memorial is now available on the iBookstore! Its delivery was slightly delayed when we cleared our schedules to plan and install the WWII Memorial show at the Women’s Memorial. But that did allow us to feature the new show in the digital book! This digital edition contains all […]
Honor Flight Summit 2013
The Honor Flight Summit held at BWI airport this weekend was grand! If you were tasked with finding the nicest people in the United States, using Honor Flight as a filter would certainly bring the cream right to the top. 160 plus hub leaders and volunteers gathered to discuss solutions and issues around moving elderly […]
WWII MEMORIAL: JEWEL OF THE MALL: THE COVER
It’s been ten years since I began the WWII Memorial project and I am delighted
750 Veterans visit WWII Memorial
Senators Robert and Elizabeth Dole and General Colin Powell greet 750 WWII Veterans who visited the WWII Memorial this last Saturday. I took a few pictures but more importantly, I directed bus traffic! The pictures are available for free download to veterans and their families.
750 Veterans visit Memorial
Senators Robert and Elizabeth Dole and General Colin Powell greet 750 WWII Veterans who visited the WWII Memorial this last Saturday. I took a few pictures but more importantly, I directed bus traffic! The pictures are available for free download to veterans and their families. Veterans groups are featured in Jewel of the Mall: World War […]
Senator Dole shares 88th Birthday
Senators Robert and Elizabeth Dole invited 100 members of “Wounded Warriors”from Walter Reed Hospital to Senator Robert Dole’s 88th birthday party this July 22nd. The Doles have been regularly taking wounded soldiers and their families out for a “night on the town.” For Senator Dole’s 88th Birthday, they invited them to their Washington home. The Doles […]
WWII Veterans stream into Memorial
I got a schedule of Honor Flights yesterday from Glenn Anderson who is running the welcoming committee at BWI airport. His devotion and the devotion of his volunteers is absolutely amazing. This week, there were ten flights coming in and out of BWI almost everyday of the week as Honor Flight organizers deal with charter […]
Chicago Honor Flight April 27, 2011
Mary Pettinato rolled into the WWII Memorial this afternoon with her volunteers both from Chicago and the local group headed by Renda traveled to the WWII Memorial, the Lincoln and finally to the Iwo Jima Memorial. Due to other committments, I haven’t been down to the Memorial other than in passing. I finally had some spare […]
Notes from North Carolina
While waiting at the World War II Memorial for the North Carolina flight to come in this last Saturday, I had the good fortune to begin chatting with Linda Collins who had come from North Carolina to surprise her Uncle Carl. There is a photograph of them below with an excerpt from her letter to friends: “We revealed […]
Honor Flight 2010 Summit held at BWI
Bob Morrison brought up wheelchairs and Glen Anderson and Don Wiedle showed off a new lightweight chair that is relatively inexpensive. Dan Curtis of RC&D (just back from Afghanistan) mentioned a program in Kansas where prisoners renovate bikes and wheelchairs for redistribution. Chairs are damaged in transit but necessary to get the job done. Bill Dukes has brought three Honor […]
Senator Dole on the Mend
From Judy Lemmons Senator Dole’s office reports “he is quite well, working from home and doing his daily physical therapy to build up his strength. He may come in later this week or next depending on how the PT is going. He commented on how much better he feels already and has been so optimistic! […]
A Photo Recommendation and Northwest Ohio and Central Illinois
Central Illinois and Northwest Ohio came in today and were greeted by Senator and Mrs. Dole. As you will notice, I made the photographs of the Central Illinois group on the 17th Street (Washington Monument) side of the World War II Memorial. Photographing groups on the 17th Street entrance is WONDERFUL and I would like […]
Six-Burgh–That is Pittsburgh Arrives
Photos and text by George Kerestes, National Park Service and Pittsburgh Native On another beautiful fall day in Washington 100 World War II Veterans, plus their volunteers, visit their Memorial. Although not part of the Honor Flight Network, the Pittsburgh numbers are very impressive. The Pittsburgh group originated with Jim Hilts, of Coraopolis, a Vietnam War […]
Eight State Honor Flights at World War II Memorial
There were Honor Flights from eight states repsresented at the World War II Memorial today and rumored to be between 700 and 1200 veterans. Senators Robert and Elizabeth Dole were there as was Mike Marshall bearing news of a new boy in the family. Everyone was photographing and the weather held out nicely as everyone […]
Northern Valley Honor Flight Visits World War II Memorial
North Dakota thundered into the World War II Memorial today lead by Tim Koski and supported by a group of guardians and supporters from past flights. North Dakota has been so successful in Fargo (due in large part to Lance Akers and Jennine Albrecht’s fund raising efforts) that they have been able to cover the rest of the state. Senators […]
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 […]
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 […]