Memorial Greetings

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Volunteers are always welcome and free at their own initiative to greet and welcome veterans directly at the Memorials! Veterans arrive not just from Reagan Airport, but from BWI, IAD, the local area, and on their own.

Some Saturdays are deemed “Super Saturdays” as up to 10-15 different hubs are all in town, arriving via all three area airports or by bus from their home town!  The best place to greet these groups is at the WWII Memorial; as the buses park in the same area and greeters can line up as the Veterans make their way into the Memorial under the Pacific Arch.

Veterans make a combined stop and Vietnam / Korean Memorials and buses may be directed to park in one of many locations.  The best place to greet an Honor Flight for this combined stop is to proceed directly to the Memorial.

Greeters can spend as much time as desired greeting flights as they arrive and unload.  This is a great experience and well suited for large groups.

There is metered parking near the Memorials on Ohio Drive, in the Tidal Basin parking lot (near the paddleboats), and around the National Mall.  Bathrooms are available at the WWII Memorial.

For a list of dates and times that Honor Flight groups plan to arrive at the WWII or Korean / Vietnam Memorials, please check here https://www.honorflight.org/schedule/

Memorial Arrival Date Memorial Memorial Arrival Time Memorial Departure Time Hub Vets Arrival Airport
5/25 (Thu ) Korea/Vietnam 2:45 PM 4:45 PM Honor Flight Columbus 86 DCA
5/25 (Thu ) WWII 2:15 PM 2:35 PM Honor Flight Columbus 86 DCA
5/27 (Sat ) Korea/Vietnam 2:45 PM 4:15 PM Honor Flight Maine 25 BWI
5/27 (Sat ) WWII 1:45 PM 2:30 PM Honor Flight Maine 25 BWI
5/27 (Sat ) Korea/Vietnam 2:30 PM 3:30 PM Southeast Florida Honor Flight 77 DCA
5/27 (Sat ) WWII 2:10 PM 3:15 PM Southeast Florida Honor Flight 77 DCA
5/30 (Tue ) Korea/Vietnam 1:15 PM 2:45 PM Central Missouri Honor Flight 100 DCA
5/30 (Tue ) WWII 12:30 PM 1:00 PM Central Missouri Honor Flight 100 DCA
5/31 (Wed ) Korea/Vietnam 11:00 AM 12:30 PM Utah Honor Flight 75 BWI
5/31 (Wed ) WWII 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Utah Honor Flight 75 BWI
5/31 (Wed ) Korea/Vietnam 3:00 PM 5:00 PM Midwest Honor Flight 84 DCA
5/31 (Wed ) WWII 2:15 PM 2:45 PM Midwest Honor Flight 84 DCA
6/3 (Sat ) Korea/Vietnam 9:00 AM 10:00 AM Honor Flight Austin 40 DCA
6/3 (Sat ) WWII 8:00 AM 8:45 AM Honor Flight Austin 40 DCA
6/3 (Sat ) Korea/Vietnam 11:15 AM 12:30 PM Honor Flight-Top of Virginia 50
6/3 (Sat ) WWII 10:15 AM 11:00 AM Honor Flight-Top of Virginia 50
6/3 (Sat ) WWII 11:35 AM 1:00 PM Texas South Plains Honor Flight 90 BWI
6/5 (Mon ) Korea/Vietnam 11:30 AM 12:30 PM Texas South Plains Honor Flight 90 BWI
6/4 (Sun ) Korea/Vietnam 3:30 PM 5:30 PM Central Heights Student Edition Honor Flight 46 DCA
6/4 (Sun ) WWII 2:30 PM 3:15 PM Central Heights Student Edition Honor Flight 46 DCA
6/6 (Tue ) Korea/Vietnam 9:15 AM 11:00 AM Kansas Honor Flight, Inc. 30 BWI
6/6 (Tue ) Korea/Vietnam 11:15 AM 12:00 PM Kansas Honor Flight, Inc. 30 BWI
6/6 (Tue ) Korea/Vietnam 1:00 PM 1:20 PM Kansas Honor Flight, Inc. 31 BWI
6/6 (Tue ) WWII 8:30 AM 9:00 AM Kansas Honor Flight, Inc. 30 BWI
6/6 (Tue ) WWII 10:30 AM 11:00 AM Kansas Honor Flight, Inc. 30 BWI
6/6 (Tue ) WWII 12:15 PM 12:45 PM Kansas Honor Flight, Inc. 31 BWI
6/6 (Tue ) Korea/Vietnam 9:15 AM 11:45 AM Greater St. Louis Honor Flight 65 DCA
6/6 (Tue ) Korea/Vietnam 12:00 PM 1:45 PM Sullivan Hartogh Davis Cedar Valley Honor Flight 91 DCA
6/6 (Tue ) WWII 10:30 AM 11:30 AM Sullivan Hartogh Davis Cedar Valley Honor Flight 91 DCA
6/6 (Tue ) WWII 12:00 PM 12:45 PM Greater St. Louis Honor Flight 65 DCA
6/7 (Wed ) Korea/Vietnam 11:30 AM 1:00 PM Old Glory Honor Flight 90 DCA
6/7 (Wed ) WWII 9:30 AM 10:30 AM Old Glory Honor Flight 90 DCA
6/9 (Fri ) Korea/Vietnam 3:30 PM 4:00 PM Honor Flight DFW (Dallas-Fort Worth) 43 DCA
6/9 (Fri ) WWII 2:00 PM 2:30 PM Honor Flight DFW (Dallas-Fort Worth) 43 DCA
6/10 (Sat ) Korea/Vietnam 2:15 PM 4:15 PM Space Coast Honor Flight 30 BWI
6/10 (Sat ) WWII 2:15 PM 4:15 PM Space Coast Honor Flight 30 BWI
6/11 (Sun ) Korea/Vietnam 1:30 PM 3:40 PM Franklin County Honor Flight 25 BWI
6/11 (Sun ) WWII 1:00 PM 1:15 PM Franklin County Honor Flight 25 BWI
6/13 (Tue ) Korea/Vietnam 2:15 PM 1:45 PM Lone Eagle Program 75 BWI
6/13 (Tue ) WWII 1:45 PM 2:10 PM Lone Eagle Program 75 BWI
6/13 (Tue ) Korea/Vietnam 12:00 PM 1:45 PM Honor Flight of West Central Florida 70 BWI
6/13 (Tue ) Korea/Vietnam 1:30 PM 3:15 PM Flag City Honor Flight 85 BWI
6/13 (Tue ) WWII 12:30 PM 1:30 PM Flag City Honor Flight 85 BWI
6/13 (Tue ) WWII 2:00 PM 3:00 PM Honor Flight of West Central Florida 70 BWI
6/14 (Wed ) Korea/Vietnam 1:45 PM 3:10 PM Honor Flight Chicago 120 IAD
6/14 (Wed ) WWII 12:15 PM 1:30 PM Honor Flight Chicago 120 IAD
6/15 (Thu ) Korea/Vietnam 10:15 AM 1:00 PM Hf Jackson Heights 26
6/15 (Thu ) Korea/Vietnam 10:30 AM 12:00 PM Great River Honor Flight 32 BWI
6/15 (Thu ) Korea/Vietnam 2:45 PM 4:45 PM Honor Flight Columbus 86 DCA
6/15 (Thu ) WWII 12:15 PM 1:00 PM Great River Honor Flight 32 BWI
6/15 (Thu ) WWII 2:15 PM 2:35 PM Honor Flight Columbus 86 DCA
6/16 (Fri ) WWII 8:30 AM 9:45 AM Hf Jackson Heights 26
6/16 (Fri ) Korea/Vietnam 1:30 PM 2:25 PM HONOR FLIGHT UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA 20 IAD
6/16 (Fri ) Korea/Vietnam 5:00 PM 7:00 PM Buffalo Niagara Honor Flight 30 BWI
6/16 (Fri ) WWII 11:30 AM 12:45 PM HONOR FLIGHT UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA 20 IAD
6/17 (Sat ) WWII 11:30 AM 12:20 PM Buffalo Niagara Honor Flight 30 BWI
6/17 (Sat ) Korea/Vietnam North Country Honor Flight 30 IAD
6/17 (Sat ) WWII North Country Honor Flight 30 IAD
6/17 (Sat ) Korea/Vietnam tbd tbd Honor Flight Maryland 45
6/17 (Sat ) Korea/Vietnam 10:15 AM 11:45 AM Honor Flight Rochester 62 BWI
6/17 (Sat ) Korea/Vietnam 1:45 PM 2:35 PM Stars & Stripes Honor Flight, Inc. 65 IAD
6/17 (Sat ) Korea/Vietnam 2:00 PM 4:00 PM North Country Honor Flight 30 IAD
6/17 (Sat ) WWII tbd tbd Honor Flight Maryland 45
6/17 (Sat ) WWII 9:00 AM 10:00 AM Honor Flight Rochester 62 BWI
6/17 (Sat ) WWII 12:00 PM 12:45 PM North Country Honor Flight 30 IAD
6/17 (Sat ) WWII 3:30 PM 4:15 PM Stars & Stripes Honor Flight, Inc. 65 IAD
6/19 (Mon ) Korea/Vietnam 3:15 PM 4:15 PM Rhode Island Association of Fire Chiefs 64 DCA
6/19 (Mon ) WWII 2:15 PM 3:00 PM Rhode Island Association of Fire Chiefs 64 DCA
6/8 (Thu ) Korea/Vietnam tbd tbd Honor Flight of Northern New Mexico 25 BWI
6/8 (Thu ) WWII tbd tbd Honor Flight of Northern New Mexico 25 BWI
6/20 (Tue ) Korea/Vietnam 11:00 AM 12:15 PM Land of Lincoln Honor Flight 90 DCA
6/20 (Tue ) WWII 9:45 AM 10:45 AM Land of Lincoln Honor Flight 90 DCA
6/23 (Fri ) Korea/Vietnam 10:00 AM 11:45 AM HONOR FLIGHT CLEVELAND 25 BWI
6/23 (Fri ) WWII 8:45 AM 9:45 AM HONOR FLIGHT CLEVELAND 25 BWI
7/12 (Wed ) Korea/Vietnam 1:40 PM 3:10 PM Honor Flight Chicago 120 IAD
7/12 (Wed ) WWII 12:15 PM 1:30 PM Honor Flight Chicago 120 IAD
7/28 (Fri ) WWII Old Glory Honor Flight 100 DCA
7/28 (Fri ) Korea/Vietnam 10:15 AM 11:45 AM Old Glory Honor Flight 100 DCA
8/7 (Mon ) Korea/Vietnam tbd tbd Honor Flight Northeast Indiana 85
8/7 (Mon ) WWII tbd tbd Honor Flight Northeast Indiana 85
8/11 (Fri ) Korea/Vietnam 2:30 PM 4:30 PM Lake County Honor Flight 25 DCA
8/11 (Fri ) WWII 5:00 PM 6:00 PM Lake County Honor Flight 25 DCA
8/17 (Thu ) Korea/Vietnam 10:15 AM 11:15 AM Great River Honor Flight 32 BWI
8/17 (Thu ) WWII 11:30 AM 12:15 PM Great River Honor Flight 32 BWI
8/22 (Tue ) Korea/Vietnam 11:00 AM 12:15 PM Land of Lincoln Honor Flight 90 DCA
8/22 (Tue ) WWII 9:45 AM 10:45 AM Land of Lincoln Honor Flight 90 DCA
8/23 (Wed ) WWII Honor Flight Chicago 120 IAD
8/23 (Wed ) Korea/Vietnam 12:30 PM 2:30 PM Honor Flight of the Ozarks 80 DCA
8/23 (Wed ) Korea/Vietnam 1:45 PM 3:30 PM Honor Flight Chicago 120 IAD
8/23 (Wed ) WWII 9:15 AM 10:45 AM Honor Flight of the Ozarks 80 DCA
8/25 (Fri ) WWII tbd tbd VNC Honor Flight of Northern and Western Illinois 55 DCA
8/26 (Sat ) WWII 8:00 AM 8:45 AM Honor Flight Austin 40 DCA
8/30 (Wed ) WWII 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Utah Honor Flight 75 BWI
9/2 (Sat ) WWII tbd tbd Honor Flight Connecticut 43 BWI
9/2 (Sat ) WWII 12:00 PM 12:45 PM North Country Honor Flight 30 IAD
9/5 (Tue ) WWII 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter 75 DCA
9/6 (Wed ) WWII 9:25 AM 11:00 AM Mid-Michigan Honor Flight 78 BWI
9/6 (Wed ) WWII 11:45 AM 12:45 PM Greater Peoria Honor Flight 80 DCA
9/7 (Thu ) WWII 2:15 PM 2:45 PM Honor Flight Columbus 86 DCA
9/9 (Sat ) WWII 8:00 AM 8:45 AM Honor Flight Austin 40 DCA
9/9 (Sat ) WWII tbd tbd Badger Honor Flight 90 DCA
9/9 (Sat ) WWII 9:00 AM 10:00 AM Honor Flight Rochester 62 BWI
9/9 (Sat ) WWII 1:00 PM 2:00 PM Honor Flight Philadelphia 175
9/9 (Sat ) WWII 1:00 PM 2:00 PM Middle Georgia Honor Flight 13 BWI
9/11 (Mon ) WWII 1:20 PM 2:10 PM Honor Flight Twin Cities 90 DCA
9/12 (Tue ) WWII 9:00 AM 10:45 AM Central Valley Honor Flight 70 BWI
9/12 (Tue ) WWII tbd tbd Honor Flight of the Quad Cities 85 IAD
9/12 (Tue ) WWII 12:00 PM 12:45 PM Greater St. Louis Honor Flight 65 DCA
9/12 (Tue ) WWII 1:15 PM 2:15 PM Flag City Honor Flight 85 BWI
9/12 (Tue ) WWII 2:30 PM 3:10 PM Honor Flight Tri-State 88 DCA
9/13 (Wed ) WWII 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Honor Flight Northern Arizona 60 BWI
9/13 (Wed ) WWII 10:00 AM 10:30 AM Upper Peninsula Honor Flight 80 DCA
9/13 (Wed ) WWII 10:15 AM 11:30 AM Honor Flight Northeast Indiana 85 DCA
9/13 (Wed ) WWII 2:20 PM 3:10 PM Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight 120
9/14 (Thu ) WWII tbd tbd Great River Honor Flight 32 BWI
9/15 (Fri ) WWII 8:45 AM 9:45 AM Honor Flight of Oregon 25 IAD
9/17 (Sun ) WWII 10:15 AM 11:15 AM Honor Flight of Portland Oregon 23 DCA
9/15 (Fri ) WWII 8:45 AM 9:30 AM HONOR FLIGHT CLEVELAND 25 BWI
9/16 (Sat ) WWII 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Honor Flight San Antonio de Valero 20 BWI
9/16 (Sat ) WWII 11:45 AM 1:00 PM Honor Flight Southland 36 BWI
9/16 (Sat ) WWII 11:00 AM 12:50 PM First Coast Honor Flight, Inc. 24 DCA
9/16 (Sat ) WWII 1:00 PM 2:45 PM Southeast Florida Honor Flight 79 DCA
9/16 (Sat ) WWII 2:00 PM 3:00 PM Honor Flight Kentucky 68 DCA
9/16 (Sat ) WWII 2:15 PM 4:00 PM Honor Flight Central Florida 35 BWI
9/16 (Sat ) WWII 5:00 PM 5:50 PM Freedom Honor Flight, Inc. 100 DCA
9/17 (Sun ) WWII 9:20 AM 10:15 AM Puget Sound Honor Flight 60 BWI
9/19 (Tue ) WWII tbd tbd Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter 82 DCA
9/19 (Tue ) WWII 9:45 AM 10:45 AM Land of Lincoln Honor Flight 90 DCA
9/20 (Wed ) WWII 11:20 AM 12:30 PM Eastern Iowa Honor Flight 100
9/22 (Fri ) WWII 11:15 AM 12:00 PM Honor Flight Bay Area Foundation 30 DCA
9/23 (Sat ) WWII 8:45 AM 10:00 AM Honor Flight Maine 25 BWI
9/23 (Sat ) WWII 3:00 PM 3:45 PM Honor Flight Of The Appalachian Highlands 20
9/23 (Sat ) WWII tbd tbd Indy Honor Flight 86 DCA
9/23 (Sat ) WWII 10:15 AM 11:00 AM Honor Flight-Top of Virginia 50
9/23 (Sat ) WWII 2:00 PM 3:00 PM Honor Flight Kentucky 68 DCA
9/23 (Sat ) WWII 2:05 PM 3:15 PM HF South Florida 75 BWI
9/25 (Mon ) WWII 2:00 PM 3:10 PM Never Forgotten Honor Flight 100 DCA
9/26 (Tue ) WWII 9:40 AM 10:50 AM Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois 90 DCA
9/26 (Tue ) WWII 2:15 PM 2:45 PM Midwest Honor Flight 84 DCA
9/27 (Wed ) WWII 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Honor Flight Northern Arizona 30 BWI
9/27 (Wed ) WWII 11:15 AM 12:45 PM Honor Flight of Middle Tennessee 32 DCA
9/27 (Wed ) WWII 2:00 PM 3:00 PM Triad Honor Flight 100 DCA
9/27 (Wed ) WWII 2:00 PM 3:45 PM Villages Honor Flight, Inc. 66 BWI
9/28 (Thu ) WWII 2:15 PM 2:45 PM Honor Flight Columbus 86 DCA
9/29 (Fri ) WWII 8:00 AM 9:30 AM Honor Flight Of Southern New Mexico & El Paso, Texas 32 DCA
9/29 (Fri ) WWII tbd tbd Honor Flight Long Island 47 BWI
9/30 (Sat ) WWII 8:00 AM 8:45 AM Honor Flight Austin 40 DCA
9/30 (Sat ) WWII 8:45 AM 9:30 AM South Willamette Valley Honor Flight 60 DCA
9/30 (Sat ) WWII 9:00 AM 10:00 AM Honor Flight Rochester 62 BWI
9/30 (Sat ) WWII 9:45 AM 10:45 AM Collier-Lee Honor Flight 85 DCA
9/30 (Sat ) WWII 9:45 AM 10:45 AM Honor Flight Syracuse 81 DCA
9/30 (Sat ) WWII 11:40 AM 12:35 PM Honor Flight Pittsburgh, Inc. 70
10/3 (Tue ) WWII tbd tbd Honor Flight Central Coast California 100 BWI
10/3 (Tue ) WWII 4:20 PM 5:10 PM Oklahoma Warriors Honor Flight 70 DCA
10/5 (Thu ) WWII 1:15 PM 2:00 PM Honor Flight of Southern New Jersey 100
10/6 (Fri ) WWII tbd tbd Lake County Honor Flight 25 DCA
10/6 (Fri ) WWII 9:00 AM 9:30 AM Capital District Patriot Flight 45 BWI
10/7 (Sat ) WWII 3:00 PM 3:40 PM Honor Flight Of The Appalachian Highlands 20
10/7 (Sat ) WWII tbd tbd Badger Honor Flight 90 DCA
10/7 (Sat ) WWII 12:00 PM 12:45 PM North Country Honor Flight 30 IAD
10/7 (Sat ) WWII 4:10 PM 4:45 PM Honor Flight Kentucky 70 DCA
10/10 (Tue ) WWII 11:00 AM 12:00 PM Inland Northwest Honor Flight 100 IAD
10/10 (Tue ) WWII 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Southwest Florida Honor Flight 90 BWI
10/10 (Tue ) WWII 10:30 AM 11:45 AM Greater Peoria Honor Flight 80 DCA
10/10 (Tue ) WWII 2:00 PM 2:45 PM Midwest Honor Flight 84 DCA
10/11 (Wed ) WWII 9:25 AM 11:00 AM Mid-Michigan Honor Flight 75 BWI
10/11 (Wed ) WWII 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Utah Honor Flight 75 BWI
10/11 (Wed ) WWII 10:15 AM 11:30 AM Honor Flight Northeast Indiana 85 DCA
10/12 (Thu ) WWII 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Honor Flight Northern Arizona 30 BWI
10/14 (Sat ) WWII 8:30 AM 9:15 AM Honor Flight Savannah, Inc. 25
10/14 (Sat ) WWII 9:00 AM 11:00 AM Honor Flight Southern Nevada 25 BWI
10/14 (Sat ) WWII 11:45 AM 1:00 PM Honor Flight Southland 36 BWI
10/14 (Sat ) WWII 9:30 AM 10:15 AM Buffalo Niagara Honor Flight 50 BWI
10/14 (Sat ) WWII 1:00 PM 2:00 PM Middle Georgia Honor Flight 13 BWI
10/14 (Sat ) WWII 1:45 PM 2:30 PM Blue Ridge Honor Flight 90 BWI
10/14 (Sat ) WWII 5:00 PM 7:00 PM Franklin County Honor Flight 25 DCA
10/15 (Sun ) WWII 9:20 AM 10:10 AM Puget Sound Honor Flight 60 BWI
10/15 (Sun ) WWII 2:30 PM 3:30 PM North Dakota Native Veterans Honor Flight 100 BWI
10/16 (Mon ) WWII 2:00 PM 3:10 PM Never Forgotten Honor Flight 100 DCA
10/17 (Tue ) WWII 9:00 AM 10:45 AM Central Valley Honor Flight 70 BWI
10/18 (Wed ) WWII 10:00 AM 10:45 AM Honor Flight Kern County 95 BWI
10/17 (Tue ) WWII 11:20 AM 12:30 PM Eastern Iowa Honor Flight 100 DCA
10/17 (Tue ) WWII 2:30 PM 3:10 PM Honor Flight Tri-State 88 DCA
10/18 (Wed ) WWII 9:30 AM 10:30 AM Old Glory Honor Flight 100 DCA
10/19 (Thu ) WWII 10:15 AM 10:45 AM Honor Flight Columbus 86 DCA
10/19 (Thu ) WWII 11:15 AM 11:45 AM Great River Honor Flight 32 BWI
10/20 (Fri ) WWII 9:15 AM 10:30 AM Rocky Mountain Honor Flight 30 IAD
10/20 (Fri ) WWII 11:15 AM 12:00 PM Honor Flight Bay Area Foundation 30 DCA
10/21 (Sat ) WWII tbd tbd Honor Flight of Southern Indiana 86
10/21 (Sat ) WWII tbd tbd Indy Honor Flight 86 DCA
10/21 (Sat ) WWII 9:00 AM 10:00 AM Honor Flight Rochester 62 BWI
10/21 (Sat ) WWII 2:10 PM 3:10 PM Central and Southwest Virginia Honor Flight 20
10/22 (Sun ) WWII 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Twin Tiers Honor Flight 48
10/22 (Sun ) WWII 11:00 AM 11:45 AM Rhode Island Association of Fire Chiefs 45 BWI
10/24 (Tue ) WWII 9:45 AM 10:45 AM Land of Lincoln Honor Flight 90 DCA
10/25 (Wed ) WWII 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Honor Flight Northern Arizona 30 BWI
10/25 (Wed ) WWII 9:15 AM 10:45 AM Honor Flight of the Ozarks 80 DCA
10/26 (Thu ) WWII 8:30 AM 9:45 AM Last Frontier Honor Flight 23 DCA
10/28 (Sat ) WWII 8:00 AM 8:45 AM Honor Flight Austin 40 DCA
10/28 (Sat ) WWII 3:00 PM 3:45 PM Honor Flight Maine 50 BWI
10/28 (Sat ) WWII 2:05 PM 3:15 PM HF South Florida 75 BWI
10/31 (Tue ) WWII tbd tbd Honor Flight of the Quad Cities 100
11/2 (Thu ) WWII 10:15 AM 10:45 AM Honor Flight Columbus 86 DCA
11/4 (Sat ) WWII tbd tbd Badger Honor Flight 90 DCA
11/4 (Sat ) WWII tbd tbd Space Coast Honor Flight 30 BWI
11/4 (Sat ) WWII 1:00 PM 2:00 PM Middle Georgia Honor Flight 13 BWI
11/4 (Sat ) WWII 2:00 PM 3:00 PM Southeast Florida Honor Flight 79 DCA
11/7 (Tue ) WWII 12:00 PM 11:45 AM Greater St. Louis Honor Flight 65 DCA
11/7 (Tue ) WWII 1:15 PM 2:15 PM Flag City Honor Flight 85 BWI
11/9 (Thu ) WWII 10:15 AM 10:45 AM Honor Flight Columbus 86 DCA
11/12 (Sun ) WWII 10:00 AM 10:45 AM Honor Flight Of Southern Arizona 70 BWI

3 thoughts on “Memorial Greetings

  1. For WWII Memorial Volunteers. Some of your volunteer duties could be:

    -Greet the buses and then introduce yourself to the hub leader. Ask them if they need assistance with unloading the wheelchairs.

    -Show the veterans where the restrooms are (right there where the buses unload, look to the left and small bldg for men and women’s restroom, look to the right and you can see the tourist information bldg where the park rangers sit and where the WWII veteran’s database is located beside the front windows).

    -Ask the hub or bus leader if they need a temporary guardian at the WWII Memorial, some hubs pick up their metro area guardian at the WWII Memorial but the volunteer may be late so you can push the wheelchair veteran round until his/her guardian shows up.

    -Please watch the walking veterans, they get overconfident and then fall.

    -Assist the veterans with checking the database at the tourist center for their names.

    -Assist the veteran with having their pictures taken with or without their guardian.

    -Assist the veteran by using their camera to have their picture taken with Senators Bob and Elizabeth Dole, if applicable.

    -If the hubs have extra water bottles in their coolers, assist in ensuring the veterans have water during their time at the WWII Memorial.

    -Keep an eye out to ensure the veterans don’t wander away from the WWII Memorial. They all normally have same color t-shirts, or polo shirts or baseball caps showing where they are from. They will be wearing lanyards with their names and their hub name on it.

    -If they are eating at the WWII Memorial they normally eat on the Atlantic side of the WWII Memorial where there is shade, you can assist Ace who delivers the Arby’s lunchboxes to the veterans.

    – Walk around and talk to the veterans, they love to tell stories! If you are wearing your uniform, the WWII Veterans love posing for pictures with you!

    -Explain items of interest about the WWII Memorial.

    -Children are welcome and you can even bring your High School students who need to fill community service hours. Military members typically wear camo/utilities but appropriate civilian attire is acceptable as well. Feel free to come out for as little or as much time as you want! Thank you!

  2. I would be honored to volunteer with the honor flight at the WWII Memorial or The Vietnam Memorial….I live in Fredericksburg, Vrginia and would be driving up.

  3. I would love to be a greeter, especially the WWII Memorial or any of the Memorials. WWII is very special to me in many ways.

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