Guardians play a significant role on every trip, ensuring that every veteran has a safe and memorable experience. Honor flight network is a nonprofit organization created solely to honor americas veterans for all their sacrifices. This book is a preservation of human history that passes a legacy of valor and. The honor flight network arranges free flights so that war veterans can fly to washington dc to view the war memorials there. Six small planes flew out of springfield, ohio taking twelve world war ii veterans on a visit to the memorial in washington, dc. These books tell the stories of honor flight veterans and how their honor flight stands alone as the culmination of appreciation and reverence of who they are, and how they stood for the liberty we all enjoy today. Knights serve and honor veterans knights of columbus. The inaugural honor flight took place in may of 2005. The honor flight network was cofounded by earl morse, the son of a korean and vietnam war veteran, and jeff miller, a small business owner and son of a wwii veteran. The council has served more than 16,000 participants of the honor flight veterans network since 2012. This book is a preservation of human history that passes the greatest generations legacy of valor and humility on to the 21st century congressman and lt. We serve the indiana counties of crawford, daviess, dubois, gibson, knox, lawrence, martin, orange, perry, pike, posey, spencer, vanderburgh and warrick. A visual journey is everyones story our nations shared history of. The veterans on the honor flights are escorted by volunteer guardians, who help them on the flight and around d.
Honor flight of southern indiana is the 3rd honor flight network hub. Earl wanted to honor the veterans he had taken care of for the past 27 years. Ef explore america and honor flight network connect thousands of. A generation was called to save the world, valiantly and selflessly, and now is recognized by a grateful nation. The honor flight network reports that it has flown over 159,000 veterans to the washington, dc, memorials since 2005. Earl morse, physician assistant and retired air force captain, worked in a department of veteran affairs clinic in springfield, oh. The honor flight veterans network is a nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring united states military veterans by bringing them to visit the war memorials in.
Top priority is given to the senior veterans world war ii survivors, along with those other veterans who may be terminally ill. By connecting these two generations, we hope to bring history to life and teach students the importance of honoring veterans legacies for years. The honor flight network has consulted with the centers for disease control, and has determined that due to the unpredictable nature of the coronavirus or. But honor flight shares their accomplishments and makes sure their service and sacrifice are never forgotten, and we will always share and cherish them. True stories of honor flight veterans cheryl popp and peter. Guardian application honor flight would not be successful without the generous support of our guardians.
Legacy of courage sheds a light on the accomplishments and personal stories of service and sacrifice and it is our duty to tell them now, in the veterans. The honor flight network program was conceived by earl morse, a physician assistant and retired air force captain. Today, we announced that the honor flight network will postpone all trips through august 31, 2020 in response to the growing health concerns over the coronavirus, also known as covid19. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. In august of 2005, an everexpanding waiting list of veterans led our transition to commercial airline carriers with the goal of accommodating as many veterans as possible. Duties include physically assisting the veterans at the airport, during the flight, and at the memorials. The library of congress has created the veterans history project, where it. Legacy of courage shares the stories from the frontlines of war from todays honor flights that bring our veterans to memorials built in their honor. In this very touching book veteran tom spoonts tells us about the history of the organization, and then recounts his own story of traveling to see the memorials. The honor flight network was cofounded by earl morse, the son of a korean and vietnam war veteran, and jeff miller. Books inspired by honor flight veterans honor flight tristate. The honor flight network is a nonprofit organization.
Southwest airlines is the official commercial airline of the honor flight network, although the network utilizes many national airlines. The honor flight network has a mission to transport americas veterans. The honor flight network has a mission to transport americas veterans to sites of historical significance so they can see the memorials dedicated to their service and sacrifices. Stars and stripes honor flight honoring veterans with trips to. Honor flight tristate headquarters 8627 calumet way cincinnati, oh 45249. A visual journey by stars and stripes honor flight.
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