Posts Tagged ‘Travel’
D-Day from Bedford, Virginia
Wandering far afield, George Kerestes chose to spend this D-Day in Bedford, “WE DO REMEMBER. WE WILL REMEMBER” Those were the key words from this past weekend when I had the honor to attend the 65th Anniversary of D-Day at the “National D-Day Memorial” in Bedford Virginia. On that day I was one of over 4,000 […]
Fred Wedhorn: Lone Eagle gets “Rock Star” Treatment
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 […]
New WWII Memorial Photos on D-Day Anniversary
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 […]
Normandy Beach: 65 Years After
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 […]
April 2010 Honor Flight Schedule
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.
Honoring our Heroes
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, […]
Chicago Honor Flight D-Day at Cantigny
Download DDay65_Invite Chicago is going to town on D-Day with an enormous celebration at Catigny, Wheaton, Illinois. You can download the invitation just above the picture.
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 […]
Memorial Day 2009, WWII Memorial
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 […]
Brian Duffy on Honor Flight
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 […]
In the Wind
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 […]
Oh So Sweet
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 […]
The Usual Suspects
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 […]
Scouts Honor Vets at WWII Memorial
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.
Shelby County Reporter on Honor Flight Birmingham
Pam Nichols and Amy McDonald of Honor Flight Birmingham got a great write up in the Shelby County Reporter. Their dedication deserves some attention and I wanted to let you all know about it. It’s at http://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/2009/may/15/shelby-county-veterans-visit-world-war-ii-memorial/Honor Flight is featured in the Jewel of the Mall: World War II Memorial book.
Dachau…first American into the camp
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 […]
May 16, 2009: A Gaggle of Vets at the WWII Memorial
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 […]
“F8 and Be There”…May 6, 2009
We DC photographers have a motto: “F8 and Be There” which means “…be there or you’re fired”. Well I’m “history” as I’ve been missing everybody in the past two days. Yesterday, I barely caught up with Al Bailey who was traveling with Central Missouri at the WWII Memorial. I arrived just in time to pass […]
“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 […]