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• Honor Flight a Memorable Experience

Consider the time-consuming intrusiveness of airport security searches, fickle weather and shifting airline schedules. Imagine the specter of Washington, D.C., traffic with its relentless detours and repairs. Then add the challenge of keeping over 160 World War II and Korean War veterans with varying degrees of mobility and their guardians accounted for and on schedule during a whirlwind tour of our nation's war and service memorials, and you'll begin to appreciate the depth of planning that made a recent Honor Flight from Dubuque a success. Veterans and guardians met before the trip during a catered dinner at the fairgrounds. Participants received coordinated Honor Flight T-shirts, hats, windbreakers and backpacks. The TSA streamlined its pre-flight boarding procedures. Health care pro...

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• September 30, 2011

• Honor Flight Roll Call

Honor Flight of Greater Dubuque, Oct. 19, 2010 * Fred Aide

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• October 29, 2010

• Honor Flight [Derived Headline]

Honor Flight ROTC cadets, their dress caps barely keeping the rain from their faces, stand at attention this October morning at a Virginia Beach park-and-ride lot as local World War II veterans board buses that will take them to Washington. The free trip was organized by the local affiliate of Honor Flight Network, a program that brings veterans from around the country to the capital, where they can join others who served and witness the monuments to their service. Carl Morris, a former Army private first class pictured above right, finds his place on the bus. They'll stop in Williamsburg to pick up other veterans. The connection

• The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA
• November 13, 2009

• Privileged to Be Part of the Honor Flight

Recently I had the privilege of being a guardian for the Honor Flight that went to Washington on Sept. 27. What an honor it was for me to be in the presence of a group of former service men. The trip began at the Fairgrounds the night before with a dinner and live music. When the Lemon Sisters started singing Soldier Boy, a tear came to my eye when so many of the couples in the crowd quickly reached for each others hands and sang along as if they were on their way overseas again.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• October 11, 2011

• 80 Ill. Wwii Veterans to Lift Off On Honor Flight

DECATUR - The first Central Illinois Honor Flight to depart from the Decatur Airport will lift off for Washington, D.C., and the World War II Memorial at 6 a.m. Tuesday. Ernest Thorp, 90, of Clinton will be among those on board. Thorp was a B-17 Flying Fortress co-pilot. On his 18th mission over Germany in August 1944, the plane was shot down. "We were trying to get back on two engines," he said.

• The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
• June 02, 2011

• Another Honor Flight Slated

Honor Flight contact information Honor Flight of Greater Dubuque - 799 Main St., Suite 350, Dubuque - 563-589-7840 - E-mail: honorflight@dubuque365.com - Website: www.honorflightdbq.org - Honor Flight Network: www.honorflight.org Dennis Avenarius seeks World War II veterans for the next Honor Flight of Greater Dubuque scheduled for Oct. 19.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• July 27, 2010

• Mission Accomplished, Honor Flight Organizers Say

By Trevor Brown tbrown@wyomingnews.com

• Wyoming Tribune - Eagle
• October 11, 2011

• Honor Flight Exceeds Expectations

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Al Bailey served as tour guide for the Honor Flight of Greater Dubuque and without notes rattled off statistics and facts about the war memorials in and around Washington, D.C., even pointing out memorials along the bus route that aren't part of the official tour. What do you think?" Bailey asked. "Does this meet your expectations?

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• October 29, 2010

• First Ladies Honor Flight 93 Heroes

On the very spot family members first saw where their loved ones perished on Sept. 11, 2001, more than 2,000 people gathered Saturday to honor 40 men and women who fought back against terrorists aboard United Airlines Flight 93. The gathering place overlooked the site where a permanent memorial will be dedicated next year to those who struggled to overtake terrorist hijackers, forcing the plane to crash into a field near Shanksville, Somerset County, killing all aboard.

• Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
• September 12, 2010

• Honor Flight Chicago Marks 25 Flights Since 2008

More than 2,000 local World War II veterans have visited nation's capital CHICAGO, Nov. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Chicago and the nation prepare to commemorate Veterans Day, Honor Flight Chicago announced today that since its inception in 2008, it has sponsored 25 flights to the nation's capital, taking more than 2,000 local World War II veterans to visit their memorial. Although each flight costs $50,000 ($500 per veteran), the veterans experience a day of tribute and respect at no expense to them. A highlight of the day is for the veterans to visit the World War II Memorial -- a chance to remember, reflect and open up about their experiences of more than 60 years ago.

• U.S. Newswire
• November 10, 2010