CHANGE ONE LIGHT TO GREEN

Change one light to green in a visible location – on your porch, in your home, or at your office – and keep it glowing every day as a symbol of appreciation and support for our Veterans. Then, share your support by taking a picture of your green light and posting it using the hashtag #GreenLightAVet. Learn more about the movement here.

Looking for a great last-minute gift for that person who has everything?

A donation to your favorite Honor Flight hub is a great way to honor the special people in your life. Honor a Veteran (or their memory) with a donation that will help other Veterans take their Honor Flight to Washington, DC in 2016! Below you will find links to the local hub websites where you can find more information about directly donating to them.

Honor Flight National Web Site
Alabama
– Covington Region Honor Flight (Andalusia, AL)
– Tuscaloosa Rotary Honor Flight (Tuscaloosa, AL) Hub Web Site

Alaska
– Honor Flight Alaska – Golden Heart (Fairbanks, AK) Hub Web Site
– Last Frontier Honor Flight (Big Lake, AK) Hub Web Site

Arizona
– Honor Flight Northern Arizona (Prescott, AZ) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight of Southern Arizona (Tucson, AZ) Hub Web Site

Arkansas
– O&A Honor Flight (Soloam Springs, AR)

California
– Central Valley Honor Flight (Fresno, CA) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Bay Area Foundation (San Carlos, CA) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Central Coast California, Inc.(Paso Robles) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Kern County (Bakersfield, CA) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight of Northern California (Anderson, CA) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight of the Inland Empire (Riverside, CA) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight San Diego (San Diego, CA) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Southland (Dove Canyon, CA) Hub Web Site
– North Coast Honor Flight (Eureka, CA) Hub Web Site

Colorado
– Honor Flight Northern Colorado (Ault, CO) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight of Southern Colorado (Colorado Springs, CO) Hub Web Site
– Rocky Mountain Honor Flight (Denver, CO) Hub Web Site

Connecticut
– Honor Flight New England (Hooksett, NH) Hub Web Site

District of Columbia
– Honor Flight Capital Region (Washington, DC) Hub Web Site

Florida
– Collier County Honor Flight (Naples/Marco Island) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Central Florida (Orlando, FL) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight of West Central Florida (St. Petersburg, FL) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight South Florida (Plantation/ Ft. Lauderdale, FL) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Tallahassee (Tallahassee, Fl) Hub Web Site
– Southeast Florida Honor Flight (Stuart, FL) Hub Web Site
– Southwest Florida Honor Flight (Bradenton, FL) Hub Web Site
– Space Coast Honor Flight (Rockledge, FL) Hub Web Site
– Villages Honor Flight (Lady Lake, FL) Hub Web Site

Georgia
– Coastal Georgia Honor Flight(Saint Simons Island, Ga) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Conyers, Inc. (Conyers, GA) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Savannah (Savannah, GA) Hub Web Site

Idaho
– Honor Flight of Idaho (Boise, ID) Hub Web Site

Illinois
– Great River Honor Flight (Quincy, IL) Hub Web Site
– Greater Peoria Honor Flight (Peoria, IL) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Chicago (Chicago, IL) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Quad Cities (Davenport, IA) Hub Web Site
– Lake County Honor Flight (North Chicago) Hub Web Site
– Land of Lincoln Honor Flight (Springfield, IL) Hub Web Site
– VNC Honor Flight of Northern and Western Illinois (Fox River Grove) Hub Web Site

Indiana
– Greater Lafayette Honor Flight (Lafayette, IN) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Northeast Indiana (Huntertown, IN) Hub Web Site
– Indy Honor Flight (Plainfield, IN) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight of Southern Indiana, Inc. (Evansville, IN)

Iowa
– Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight (Ft. Dodge, IA)
– Central/Western Iowa Honor Flight (Council Bluffs) Hub Web Site
– Eastern Iowa Honor Flight (Cedar Rapids, IA) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Quad Cities (Davenport, IA) Hub Web Site
– Sullivan Hartogh Davis Post 730 Waterloo Iowa Honor Flight (Waterloo, IA) Hub Web Site

Kansas
– Heartland Honor Flight (Kansas City, MO) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight – Wamego High School (Wamego, KS)
– Honor Flight Kansas Student Edition (Lyndon, KS) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Network of Kansas City Hub Web Site
– Jackson Heights Honor Flight (Holton, KS) Hub Web Site
– Kansas Honor Flight (Hutchinson, KS) Hub Web Site
– North Central Kansas Honor Flight (Concordia, KS) Hub Web Site
– Southern Coffey County High School Honor Flight (Leroy, KS)

Kentucky
– Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter, Inc. – (Louisville, KY.) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Huntington (Huntington, WV) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Kentucky (Winchester, KY)

Maine
– Honor Flight Maine (Vinalhaven, ME) Hub Web Site

Maryland
– Honor Flight Capital Region (Washington, DC) Hub Web Site

Massachusetts
– Honor Flight New England (Boston) Hub Web Site

Michigan
– Mid-Michigan Honor Flight (Mecosta) Hub Web Site
– Talons Out Honor Flight, Inc. ( Three Rivers, MI) Hub Web Site
– Upper Peninsula Honor Flight (Gladstone, MI) Hub Web Site

Minnesota
– Honor Flight Northland (Duluth, MN) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Twin Cities – (Roseville, MN) Hub Web Site

Mississippi
– Honor Flight Mid South (Tunica, MS) Hub Web Site

Missouri
– Central Missouri Honor Flight (Columbia, MO) Hub Web Site
– Franklin County Honor Flight (Union, MO) Hub Web Site
– Great River Honor Flight (Hannibal, MO) Hub Web Site
– Greater St. Louis Honor Flight (Chesterfield, MO) Hub Web Site
– Heartland Honor Flight (Kansas City, MO) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Network of Kansas City (Kansas City, MO) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight of the Ozarks (Springfield, MO) Hub Web Site
– Show-Me Honor Flight – (Sedalia, MO)

Nevada
– Honor Flight Nevada (Reno, NV) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Southern Nevada (Las Vegas, NV) Hub Web Site

New Hampshire
– Honor Flight New England (Hooksett, NH) Hub Web Site

New Jersey
– Honor Flight of Southern New Jersey (Sewell, NJ) Hub Web Site

New Mexico
– Honor Flight of Northern New Mexico (Albuquerque) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Southern New Mexico & El Paso, Texas(Las Cruces, NM) Hub Web Site

New York
– Honor Flight Buffalo, Inc.(Buffalo, NY) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Long Island (Southampton, NY) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Rochester, Inc. (Rochester, NY) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Syracuse (Syracuse, NY) Hub Web Site
– Hudson Valley Honor Flight (Walden, NY) Hub Web Site
– Leatherstocking Honor Flight (Cobleskill, NY) Hub Web Site
– North Country Honor Flight (Plattsburgh, NY) Hub Web Site
– Patriot Flight – (Albany, NY) Hub Web Site
– Twin Tiers Honor Flight (Brooktondale, NY) Hub Web Site

North Dakota
– WDAY Honor Flight Hub Web Site

Ohio
– Flag City Honor Flight (Findlay, OH) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Cleveland (Madison, OH) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Columbus (Columbus, OH) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Dayton (Dayton, OH) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Huntington (Huntington, WV) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Tri-State (Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio), (Cincinnati, Ohio) Hub Web Site

Oklahoma
– Oklahoma Honor Flight (Midwest City, OK) Hub Web Site
– O&A Honor Flight (Soloam Springs, AR)

Oregon
– Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon (Bend, OR) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight of Oregon (Grants Pass, OR) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight of Portland Oregon (Portland, OR) Hub Web Site
– South Willamette Valley Honor Flight (Springfield, OR) Hub Web Site
– Southern Oregon Honor Flight (Grants Pass) Hub Web Site

Pennsylvania
– Honor Flight Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA) Hub Web Site
– York Honor Flight (York, PA)\ Hub Web Site

Rhode Island
– Honor Flight New England (Hooksett, NH) Hub Web Site
– Rhode Island Association of Fire Chiefs Honor Flight (Providence, RI) Hub Web Site

South Carolina
– Honor Flight Lowcountry (Charleston, SC) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Myrtle Beach (Myrtle Beach, SC) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight South Carolina (Columbia, SC) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Upstate South Carolina (Simpsonville, SC) Hub Web Site

Tennessee
– Honor Flight Northeast Tennessee (Erwin, TN)
– Honor Flight of Middle Tennessee (Tullahoma, TN)
– Screaming Eagle Honor Flight (Clarksville, TN) Hub Web Site

Texas
– Honor Flight Austin (Austin, TX) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight DFW (Dallas, TX) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Houston (Houston, TX) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Rio Grande Valley (McAllen, TX) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight San Antonio de Valero (San Antonio, TX) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Southern New Mexico & El Paso, TX (Las Cruces, NM)
– South Plains Honor Flight (Lubbock, TX) Hub Web Site
– Texas Panhandle Honor Flight (Amarillo, TX) Hub Web Site
– Permian Basin Honor Flight (Midland, TX) Hub Web Site

Utah
– Utah Honor Flight (Richfield, UT) Hub Web Site

Vermont
– Honor Flight New England (Hooksett, NH) Hub Web Site

Virginia
– Honor Flight Capital Region (Washington, DC) Hub Web Site
– Honor Flight Historic Triangle Virginia (Williamsburg, VA) Hub Web Site

Washington
– Inland Northwest Honor Flight (Spokane, WA) Hub Web Site
– Puget Sound Honor Flight (Grapeview, WA) Hub Web Site

West Virginia
– Always Free Honor Flight (Princeton, WV)
– Honor Flight Huntington (Huntington, WV) Hub Web Site

Wisconsin
– Badger Honor Flight (Madison, WI) Hub Web Site
– Freedom Honor Flight , Inc. (La Crosse, WI) Hub Web Site
– Never Forgotten Honor Flight (Wausau, WI) Hub Web Site
– Old Glory Honor Flight (Appleton, WI) Hub Web Site
– Stars & Stripes Honor Flight, Inc. (Port Washington, WI) Hub Web Site

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Terese and her team at LifeZette put together a touching short film about Honor Flight Network and some of the Honor Flight at Reagan – Welcoming Our Heroes volunteers that make it all happen!

Special shout outs to: Greg Locher, Alan Lewis, Bob Alexander, Norm Gresley, Bruce Hill, Jodie Swacha, Jeff Miller, and Linda Weyrich!

Thank you, Volunteers! Thank you, Veterans!

http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/guiding-the-greatest-generation/

We often get information about ceremonies for remembering significant War events — here is a sampling of events happening to remember Pearl Harbor Day (December 7, 1941). We don’t have any more information other than that posted on this page!

1 pm – 3 pm WWII Memorial Program @ Aurora Hills Branch Library (735 18th Street S Arlington, VA 22202)

Commemorate Pearl Harbor Day with tales of World War II from World War II veterans. Learn to conduct your own research with the Veterans History Project. Watch a film about Veterans’ service during the war. Click here for more information.

1:53 pm Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day @ National WWII Memorial
For more information about the ceremony or to RSVP, please click here.

Happy Tuesday, volunteers! Wanted to keep you interested this off-season and share some beautiful new music that came our way. Texas ’55 Band has just released a new song, Daddy Never Talked About the War. The lyrics speak to the experiences many of our Honor Flight veterans have had, and the impact an Honor Flight trip could have on them.

For more information, check them out here.

Words and music (c) 2015

R.J. Laplander, Larry Bister, Wayne Allen Strand

140+ Honor Flight Arrivals
160+ Honor Flight Departures
13+ Honor Flight Bus Trips
7,130+ Veterans Greeted
217 Tour Guides Provided
250+ DC Guardians Provided (many at the last second!)

Our Veterans rave about the greetings that they get at the airport — for many, it is the highlight of their trip! We just wanted to take a moment to thank all of our wonderful volunteers for an absolutely incredible fall 2015 DCA Honor Flight season!! We couldn’t provide these warm welcomes without you. Have a wonderful and relaxing off-season and we’ll see you all next spring!

Many people have asked about the crewneck yellow sweatshirts. We can order another batch this fall/winter but each volunteer will be responsible for covering the cost of the sweatshirt – $20. We will collect payment before placing the final order (PayPal or Venmo) and then arrange a couple of dates and times to hand out the sweatshirts that were ordered.

We cannot order until at least 24 people express interest (the smallest batch we can get) and then delivery and printing will take an additional 3-5 weeks to receive the shirts. We will keep you up to date with the timeline as we learn more!

Please go to this link to fill out a form if you are serious about purchasing a sweatshirt and we will get them ordered!

Veteran’s Day is just two short weeks away! There are many opportunities to join us in celebrating our nation’s Veterans that day. Here is a sampling of the events we have been made aware of in the DC area:

Arlington National Cemetery – November 11, 2015, 11 a.m. Across the Potomac from Washington at the west end of the Memorial Bridge, Arlington, Virginia. (703) 607-8000 This is the national Veterans day service with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Seating in the amphitheater is limited, so visitors should plan to arrive at least a half hour before the ceremony.

Women In Military Service For America Memorial – November 11, 2015,  3:00 p.m. Located at the Gateway to Arlington National Cemetery.  The ceremony is free and open to the public and will include formal military honors, a keynote address, veterans’ remarks, and a wreath laying.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial – November 11, 2015, 1 p.m. Constitution Avenue and Henry Bacon Dr. NW, Washington, DC. Color guard, speakers and a wreath-laying ceremony pay tribute to all who served and sacrificed during the Vietnam War America’s other conflicts.

Vietnam Women’s Memorial – November 11, 2015, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.and 2-4 p.m. Constitution Avenue and Henry Bacon Drive, NW Washington, DC. (301) 314-8505. Vietnam-era veterans and the children of veterans tell stories “in their own voices” about their experiences. There will also be stories featuring soldiers of the current struggles in Iraq and Afghanistan and other locations around the world.

World War II Memorial – November 11, 2015, 9 a.m. 17th Street, between Constitution and Independence Avenues, NW Washington, DC. (202) 619-7222. Wreath laying ceremony.

Navy Memorial – November 11, 2015. 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC. (202)737-2300. The Naval District of Washington will lay a wreath, at the Lone Sailor Statue in commemoration of Veterans Day.

Air Force Memorial – November 11, 2015, 11 a.m. One Air Force Memorial Drive, Arlington, VA. Wreath laying ceremony and a two-minute moment of silence will be observed to commemorate those members of the U.S. armed forces who were killed during war.

National Cathedral Veterans Day Tribute Concert – 2015 Date to Be Announced, 7:00 p.m. 3101 Wisconsin Ave NW Washington, DC. Washington National Cathedral will honor the service of the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces, veterans and their families with a concert tribute, featuring the U.S. Marine Corps Orchestra, Washington National Cathedral Singers and selections from American War Letters. The event is free and open to the public with no ticketing required.

Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens – November 11, 2015. Mount Vernon, Virginia. Special activities include a patriotic community concert by the all-veteran barbershop chorus at 11 a.m., at 2 p.m. wreathlaying at the tomb of our first commander-in-chief, George Washington. Active duty military personnel and veterans are admitted free-of-charge. The wreathlaying is included with regular Mount Vernon admission. The barbershop concert and Martha Washington program are free.

Manassas Veterans Day Parade – November 7, 2015, 11 a.m. Manassas, Virginia. The community parade includes military and high school bands, pipe and drum corps teams, military units from the various Armed Services, military vehicles, and members from local veteran organizations.

National Marine Corps Museum – 2015 Date to Be Announced, noon. 18900 Jefferson Davis Highway, Triangle, Virginia. (800) 397-7585. Celebrate the Marine Corps Birthday and Veterans Day with a ceremonial sword cake cutting.

Maryland Public Television: Salute to the Troops – November 11, 2015. Tune in to watch the program at 8pm!

Honor Flight Capital Region is collecting Veteran’s Day cards for the veterans who have participated in HFCR trips. Everyone is invited to join!