The eternal flame that will burn until all of our troops come home!
| I Salute all of the men and women, who ensure mine and America's Freedom! God Bless you and your families! |
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| If you have any pics form the event then please email them to me at HonoringTroops@aol.com A very special Thanks to all of our sponsors! Without your generous donations this event could not of been so successful and the WWII Dinner committee thanks you from the bottom of our hearts! |
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| History of Honor Flight |
| What is Honor Flight? Watch this video. It is a good overview of the Honor Flight Network and what this program means to the tens of thousands of WWII Veterans that Honor Flight have transported to THEIR memorial. |
The Honor Flight Network program was conceived by Earl Morse, a physician assistant and Retired Air Force Captain. Earl wanted to honor the veterans he had taken care of for the past 27 years. After retiring from the Air Force in 1998, Earl was hired by the Department of Veterans Affairs to work in a small clinic in Springfield, Ohio. In May of 2004, 65 years after the wars end, the World War II Memorial was unveiled in Washington, DC. The Memorial quickly became a hot topic for the Veterans around the VA clinic where Morse worked. However, Morse only knew of one patient who actually made it to the memorial, the rest did not survive long enough to see their plans through or simply could not afford to go. Morse formed National Honor Flight in order to raise funds for Veterans to receive an all-expense paid trip to Washington, DC to view the Memorial that was erected in their honor. The Honor Flight Network now has over 70 chapters throughout the United States and 2011 marks their seventh year running. They have successfully and have safely transported over 81,000 World War II, Korean, and Vietnam Veteran’s to Washington, DC. Our mission is to create a chapter of the National Honor Flight program right here in the Hudson Valley. We would reach out to Veterans from Orange, Ulster, Westchester, Rockland, Putnum, Dutchess and Columbia Counties. First priority would be given to World War II Veterans but will also be open for terminally ill Veterans from other wars. Our goal is to have two flights a year depart from Stewart Airport and take Hudson Valley Veterans to the Memorial. It is a one-day trip involving a unique itinerary designed to give the Veterans the complete Honor Flight experience that they so rightly deserve - to show how grateful we are for their sacrifices and what their service meant to this country. |
| Hudson Valley Honor Flight |