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Honor Flight Rochester has taken 2,588 men and women veterans from the Greater Rochester area on 54 well-deserved Honor Flight missions to visit their memorials in the nation’s capital.
Click on the link (a Microsoft Word document will open) below for more information on how to apply for a future Honor Flight mission. Thank you to all our veterans!
HFR Wants You for an Honor Flight
Nice article on Honor Flight Rochester from 55 Plus Magazine at the link below:
On Wings of Honor – 55 Plus Magazine for Rochester’s active adults
A BIG THANK YOU from Honor Flight Rochester to the Town of Victor and the Alex P. Davis Memorial Golf Tournament for their generous donations to our organization!
Messenger Post News Article: http://www.mpnnow.com/news/20170703/victor-offers-its-gratitude-for-service
Mission 54 Media Coverage:
Channel 8:
Channel 10:
http://www.whec.com/news/honor-flight-big-welcome-fathers-day/4518032/?cat=565
Spectrum News
http://www.twcnews.com/nys/rochester/news/2017/06/19/father-s-day-honor-flight-veteran-dads.html
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Honor Flight Rochester Welcomes Home Veterans on Father’s Day
Mission 54 returns with 59 veterans on June 18
On Sunday, June 18, Honor Flight Rochester (HFR) will welcome home 59 veterans as part of Mission 54. This will be HFR’s third mission of 2017.
Among the ranks of veterans on Mission 54 roster are:
These veterans served in the U.S. Army (33), the U.S. Navy (10), the U.S. Air Force (7), the U.S. Marines (5), the U.S. Army Air Corps (3), and the U.S. Coast Guard (1).
The two-day HFR trip to Washington D.C. to visit the nation’s memorials is free to all honored veterans. Flights are possible through community gifts and contributions. Veterans are encouraged to register for their honor flight at honorflightrochester.org. Paper applications are also available.
DEPARTURE DATE: Saturday, June 17 – Honor Flight Rochester Mission 54 departs the Greater Rochester International Airport at 6:25 a.m. The veterans and their guardians arrive at 4 a.m.
RETURN DATE: Sunday, June 18, 2017
FLIGHT: Southwest Airlines Flight #2973
RETURN FLIGHT ARRIVAL TIME: 12:40 p.m.
PUBLIC WELCOME CELEBRATION: Approximately 1:10 p.m. after all veterans disembark the plane
WHERE: Greater Rochester International Airport
EMCEE: Adam Chodak, Anchor and Managing Editor, WROC-TV 8
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Mike Giardino, Director of Aviation, Greater Rochester International Airport and retired U.S. Navy Commander
NATIONAL ANTHEM: Pete Dupre
COLOR GUARD: Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 20
MUSIC: Fairport Fire Department
HONOR GUARD: Patriot Guard Riders (pgrny.org).
Honor Flight Rochester (www.honorflightrochester.org) – one of 135 established hubs in 42 states the national Honor Flight Network – is a not-for-profit, fully-volunteer organization with a goal of taking every World War II, Korean War, or Vietnam War veteran from the Greater Rochester area who otherwise would or could not go, to visit and reflect together at Washington D.C. Memorials built in their honor. The two-day HFR trip is free to all World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and veterans who served during the years 1947 – 1964 (“Cold War”). It’s also open to veterans of any era who suffer a catastrophic illness. Rochester’s flying season is April to October. To date, 2,531 veterans have now flown from the Greater Rochester area since the local organization began full-scale flights in early 2009.
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Harmonica Pete Tunes Up To Throw Out First Pitch at a Nationals Game:
Veteran John Foy explains the importance of Memorial Day:
http://www.whec.com/news/veterans-john-foy-memorial-day-importance/4498571/
This is why we do what we do in Honor Flight. Thanks to Bruce P. for passing this along.
Click on the link below for a YouTube video called: Just A Common Soldier
Please honor and give thanks to our veterans this Memorial Day.
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Honor Flight Rochester (HFR) Mission 53 Departs From Rochester on Saturday May 13 with 55 veterans
HFR will welcome home our 55 Mission 53 veterans to Rochester this Sunday, May 14. This HFR’s second mission of 2017.
The men and women veterans on Mission 53 served our nation in such conflicts as World War II, the Korean War (1950-53), and the Vietnam War. Some saw service during the Cold War period. Some served through more than one conflict. They wore the uniforms of the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Marines, and the U.S. Coast Guard.
The two-day HFR trip to Washington D.C. to visit the nation’s memorials is free to all honored veterans. Flights are possible through community gifts and contributions. Veterans are encouraged to register for their honor flight at honorflightrochester.org. Paper applications are also available at various town halls.
DEPARTURE DATE: Saturday, May 13, – Honor Flight Rochester Mission 53 departs the Greater Rochester International Airport at 6 a.m. The veterans and their guardians arrive at 4 a.m.
RETURN DATE: Sunday, May 14, 2017
RETURN FLIGHT: Southwest Airlines Flight #6277
SCHEDULE RETURN FLIGHT ARRIVAL TIME: 12:15 p.m.
PUBLIC WELCOME CELEBRATION: Approximately 12:40 p.m. after all veterans disembark the plane
WHERE: Greater Rochester International Airport
EMCEE: Maureen McGuire, WROC-TV 8
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Speaker Rich Stewart, President Honor Flight Rochester.
COLOR GUARD: U.S. Navy Reserve.
MUSIC: Pittsford Volunteer Fire Department. LumenEssence (U.S. anthem).
HONOR GUARD: Patriot Guard Riders (pgrny.org).
Honor Flight Rochester (www.honorflightrochester.org) – one of 135 established hubs in 42 states the national Honor Flight Network – is a not-for-profit, fully-volunteer organization with a goal of taking every World War II, Korean War, or Vietnam War veteran from the Greater Rochester area who otherwise would or could not go, to visit and reflect together at Washington D.C. Memorials built in their honor. The two-day HFR trip is free to all World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and veterans who served during the years 1947 – 1964 (“Cold War”). It’s also open to veterans of any era who suffer a catastrophic illness. Rochester’s flying season is April to October. To date, 2,477 veterans have now flown from the Greater Rochester area since the local organization began full-scale flights in early 2009.
