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Yahoo
10-04-2025
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Sunday 10pm Spring 2025 Honor Flight Report : Central and Southwest Virginia Honor Flight
ARLINGTON, Va. (WFXR) — Central and Southwest Virginia Honor Flight will execute Mission 10 April 4-6, 2025, taking two area veterans from World War II and seventeen from the Vietnam service era to Washington, D.C. at no cost to them. The trip will depart from the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia on Friday, April 4, 2025 at 10am and return to the D-Day Memorial on Sunday, April 6 at approximately noon. The hub will be bringing area veterans to the war memorials created in their honor and will be the journey of a lifetime for many who were never properly thanked for their service. The World War II Veterans traveling with us are both 100 years young. The Honor Flight Network began in 2005 to take World War II veterans to the National World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. at no cost to them. Since 2005, the network has escorted 317,128 Veterans to their memorials. Time is of the essence for our area WWII veterans. According to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 2024 statistics, just 66,143 of the 16.4 million Americans who served in World War II (.4%) are alive today. 2,121 of these are in veteran is accompanied by a trained volunteer guardian whose mission is to assist the veteran in any way they can—by pushing wheelchairs, carrying belongings, or simply joining in a day full of celebration and reflection. While veterans' trip costs are paid for in full, guardians are asked to donate $400 to cover their trip costs. Guardian applications are screened and accepted on a first come first served basis. Honor Flight trips prioritize World War II and terminally ill veterans, with Korean and Vietnam service eras considered on a space available basis. Honor Flight trips are free of charge to the Veterans. To apply as a veteran or a guardian on future trips or for more information, visit Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Yahoo
Saturday 10pm Spring 2025 Honor Flight Report : Central and Southwest Virginia Honor Flight
ARLINGTON, Va. (WFXR) — Central and Southwest Virginia Honor Flight will execute Mission 10 April 4-6, 2025, taking two area veterans from World War II and seventeen from the Vietnam service era to Washington, D.C. at no cost to them. The trip will depart from the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia on Friday, April 4, 2025 at 10am and return to the D-Day Memorial on Sunday, April 6 at approximately noon. The hub will be bringing area veterans to the war memorials created in their honor and will be the journey of a lifetime for many who were never properly thanked for their service. The World War II Veterans traveling with us are both 100 years young. The Honor Flight Network began in 2005 to take World War II veterans to the National World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. at no cost to them. Since 2005, the network has escorted 317,128 Veterans to their memorials. Time is of the essence for our area WWII veterans. According to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 2024 statistics, just 66,143 of the 16.4 million Americans who served in World War II (.4%) are alive today. 2,121 of these are in veteran is accompanied by a trained volunteer guardian whose mission is to assist the veteran in any way they can—by pushing wheelchairs, carrying belongings, or simply joining in a day full of celebration and reflection. While veterans' trip costs are paid for in full, guardians are asked to donate $400 to cover their trip costs. Guardian applications are screened and accepted on a first come first served basis. Honor Flight trips prioritize World War II and terminally ill veterans, with Korean and Vietnam service eras considered on a space available basis. Honor Flight trips are free of charge to the Veterans. To apply as a veteran or a guardian on future trips or for more information, visit Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Yahoo
Honor Flight of the App. Highlands taking another group of veterans to nation's capital
TELFORD, Tenn. (WJHL) — Honor Flight of the Appalachian Highlands (HFAH) is preparing to take another group of local veterans to Washington, DC, this time thanks to the help from Telford's Grace Brethren Church. HFAH Mission 11 will consist of 21 veterans. The group will depart from Jonesborough on Friday and return on Sunday. During those days, the group will be escorted to several national monuments and war memorials in the city. The Honor Flight missions aim to provide an opportunity for area veterans to visit sites that were created to honor their service to the country. Most Honor Flight veterans have never been to Washington, DC and have never seen the capital's war memorials in person. WATCH: Honor Flight of the Appalachian Highlands Mission 10 'Many of the veterans we serve through Honor Flight have not had the opportunity to visit the memorials in Washington and most were not welcomed home when they returned from serving their country,' said Michelle Shelton-Stewart, HFAH President, in a release. 'Honor Flight of the Appalachian Highlands is on a mission to change that! An HFAH trip gives the veteran healing, closure, support and friendships with other veterans, and upon returning home, it's the community's opportunity to say thank you and welcome home.' News Channel 11 joined HFAH on its most recent trip to Washington, DC, Mission 10, and documented the veterans' reactions and experiences along the way. Participants told News Channel 11 during and after the trip that the opportunity was once in a lifetime. 'As a Vietnam veteran who has traveled on a Honor Flight trip, it is more than a trip; it is an opportunity for veterans to receive the honor they deserve for their military service, sacrifice and valor,' said HFAH Board Member Bobby Ray. 'The weekend is about honoring them and showing them that a grateful nation appreciates and honors their service to our country. Many of these veterans were not welcomed home from their service to our country, and on Sunday, our community can change that as HFAH returns at 5 p.m.' The release from Honor Flight said it invites community members, local organizations and businesses to gather along the group's local departing route to cheer on the coach bus and send veterans off with a smile. HFAH Mission 11 will leave Grace Brethren Church, located at 3337 Highway 11E, at 8 a.m. Friday. The group's motorcoach will be escorted by police to the Virginia state line down Hwy 11E in Jonesborough, onto Boones Creek Rd., merge onto Interstate 26 and then take Interstate 81 into Virginia. Community members are asked to safely line up somewhere along that route with signs, flags and banners. More information on HFAH can be found at Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
