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/

The annual Wreaths Across America event will be held at Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday, December 12, 2015.

The gates will open at 8 am. We will gather inside the visitor’s center and leave around 8:30 for the opening ceremony and orientation session. Please wear your yellow shirt if possible so we can recognize you! We will then move to designated areas of the cemetery to participate in the laying of wreaths at headstones. If you aren’t with our group, do not worry – laying the wreaths is more important than finding everyone. Please DRESS WARMLY (gloves help to not get poked by the wreaths) and use the Metro to visit the cemetery – no general parking will be permitted in the Welcome Center Garage. ALL are welcome so bring your friends.

Schedule of Events

8:00 a.m. — Arlington National Cemetery gates open to public

8:30 a.m. — Ceremonial Wreaths Across America Truck Parade arrives at Arlington’s Main entrance

(time approx)

9:00 a.m. — Opening Ceremony (McClellan Gate near the entrance of the cemetery)

10:00 a.m. — Wreath laying begins throughout the cemetery

11:00 a.m. — Wreath laying ceremony at President Kennedy’s grave

11:30 a.m. — Wreath laying ceremony at USS Maine Mast

12 Noon — Wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

If you are interested in sponsoring a wreath, more information can be found HERE

RSVP on Facebook here

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.

Join us next Tuesday (12/8) for a small celebration to end our Fall 2015 flight season! Please note, as a group of non-profit volunteers, we ask that you cover your own food and drink!

We will be meeting at the Tortoise and Hare Bar & Grill in Crystal City at 6:00pm. RSVP on Facebook!

(full link here https://www.facebook.com/events/1505203519807180/)

Thank you to all our volunteers for making the 2014-2015 season such a great success. Hope to see you there

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

Austin Honor Flight is bringing in a 110 year-old veteran on Sunday 12/6-Tuesday through Tuesday 12/8.  They arrive Sunday on Southwest at 1:55 pm, DCA and depart the 8^th at 3:55 pm. Join us OUTSIDE security at Terminal A

We’d like to get a big group out to welcome Mr. Frank Levingston, http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/frank-levingston-americas-oldest-veteran-109-says-hes-blessed-n461486

Mr. Levingston lives in Lake Charles, Louisiana.  He was born in 1905 and enlisted in 1942.  He served as a private during the war in the Naples-Foggia Campaign in Italy.

If you are able to greet and honor Mr. Levingston in any capacity, the Monday (12/7) schedule is below!

• 9:30AM — Arrive at Arlington National Cemetery Gate
• 10:00AM — Changing of the Guard
• 10:15AM — Wreath Laying Ceremony
• 11:00AM – 12:30PM — Lunch
• 1:15PM — WWII Memorial (Ceremony begins at 1:53 PM)
• 3:00PM — 4:00PM MLK / Lincoln / Vietnam Wall / Korean Memorial

Starting your holiday shopping? If you are buying on Amazon this year, please use Amazon Smile!

Smile.amazon.com has access to the same inventory and Prime shipping as regular amazon, but a portion of your purchase will be donated to a charity of your choice. Most of the local Honor Flight hubs have set up accounts with Amazon Smile – choose one that is close to your heart. Get your shopping done and support Honor Flight at the same time!

To use this feature, visit Amazon Smile and at the top of your page (under the search bar) you have an option to add a charity. Pick your own charitable organization (one of the many hubs) and simply click “select.” Going forward, anytime you use smile.amazon.com this charity will be your default.

Remember, this is no different than the traditional Amazon, your favorite charity just gets a small donation for any purchase.

Happy shopping.