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The Auxiliary Unit of American Legion Manoa Post 667 will hold a Frenzy Night of shopping, 7-10 p.m., Nov. 8, at the Post, 1112 Steel Road, Havertown, Pa. 19083. There will be crafts; numerous vendors including Cash for Gold, 31Bags, It Works, Herbalife, Wildtree, Orgami Owl, Avon, and Premiere Jewelry; refreshments; a raffle and a Chinese auction.
Proceeds benefit the Post and veterans causes.
For information about the Post visit http://post667.org/
Lt. Col. David T. May was welcomed to Springfield, tonight, June 29, escorted by police and ambulance with sirens blaring, and a motorcycle escort from Warriors Watch that kept traffic clear from Philadelphia International Airport down I-95 to the Blue Route to his home on Lewis Road.
May, who serves in the Special Forces with the Army Reserves, was returning from his third tour in Afghanistan.
May’s street was decorated with American flags placed curbside starting at Thompson Avenue by neighbors who had been informed of his homecoming as part of a celebration organized by Alan Shooster and Rick Megaro. On his front yard were dozens of them, some of whom had prepared a barbecue of hot dogs and soda and beer along with other treats. It should be noted that May missed his first flight and his arrival came at nearly 9 p.m. The delay didn’t seem to affect the crowd.
Members of Heroes’ Welcome held signs and carried flags and applauded.
The greeting was a complete surprise to the Colonel. May spent nine months in Afghanistan this time according to his wife Denise, who along with daughter Katy greeted him at the airport.
She said she will shoot him in the foot if he is ordered back.
Among the greeters was Ruby, the puppy he and Denise adopted while he was on leave. Ruby was a replacement for Trooper, the blind yellow Labrador retriever the Mays adopted 10 years ago, said Robin Shooster. Trooper died while May was overseas.
Thank you for your service Colonel. Welcome home.
6 Buses Of WWII Vets Get Day Of Honor — The flags hung, today, June 15, from arches of fire truck ladders on interstate overpasses from Springfield, Pa. to Washington D.C. were to honor a group of World War II veterans as was, in a way, the evening snarl on Sproul Road in front of Saint Kevin’s Church.
About 150 elderly veterans and a matching number of guardians were treated to a special day by Honor Flight Philadelphia and Boy Scout Joseph Blaisse of Troop 315 in Newtown Square, who had taken on getting a bus of veterans for an Eagle Scout project.
He succeeded.
Honor Flight is a national non-profit organization founded in 2005 to give aging or terminally ill veterans a day of honor in Washington D.C. The Philadelphia hub was started in 2011 by Springfield resident Andrew Schiavello. This was its sixth trip.
The trip left and returned to Saint Kevin’s escorted in the a.m. by police and escorted home in the evening by motorcyclists from Warrior’s Watch. Upon leaving the buses they were greeted by Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaders, the Eagles Swoop, the Phillie Phantic, and the Chick-fil-A mascot. They walked between rows of well-wishers who numbered in the hundreds down a a red carpet to the church hall where they were treated to a delicious banquet of homemade food and a floor show featuring the Manhattan Dolls.
Mike, the caterer, manged to give the church hall with bleachers and sports banners, an ambiance that would be the envy of most restaurants.
The Springfield Press and the Delaware County Daily Times had reporters and photographers on the scene as did most of the local TV stations.
The Delaware County Patriots had many in attendance for the greeting and at least one member as a guardian.
A special thanks to Saint Kevin’s as the guardians’ cars filled the church lot causing forcing many of those attending its popular 4 p.m. Saturday mass to park in the street. No complaints were heard, albeit many of the parishioners expressed support for the event.
Today’s link is from from the Chillicothe Gazette and, in recognition of the 69th Anniversary of D-Day, honors the World War II veterans who are dying at a rate of more than 600 per day.
Those wishing to honor The Greatest Generation locally should make plans to participate in the greeting of those returning from Honor Flight Philadelphia’s next trip to Washington D.C., 6 p.m., Saturday, June 15, at St. Kevin’s Parish Hall, 2009 W. Sproul Road, Springfield.
Honor Flight is a national non-profit organization founded in 2005 to give aging or terminally ill veterans a day of honor in Washington D.C.
For this trip, almost all the 100 veterans participating are from World War II, so come out, hold a sign, wave a flag or just applause.
VFW Post 3460 will have a special showing of ‘Honor Flight The Movie’ 6:30 p.m., April 30 in Barlow Hall at the post home, 11 Hilltop Ave., Media, PA . 19063. Honor Flight is a non-profit organization that provides World War II veterans with a tour of Washington D.C. along with other honors.
Joe Blaisse of Boy Scout Troop 315, Newtown Square is helping Honor Flight Philadelphia for his Eagle Scout project and has designed his own website for the organization. Check it out.
Honor Flight Philadelphia honors veterans by providing all-expense-paid special days to Washington D.C. It’s next trip is June 15. World War II veterans are first in line and are still being sought. For information about the group visit here.
Honor Flight One Last Mission, which was a documentary about how the Honor Flight program affected a Wisconsin town, played a one-night stand to a sold out house at the Edgmont Regal Theater.
It was excellent and well-made and there was not a dry eye in the house.
Honor Flight Philadelphia is seeking 108 persons to sign up to see Honor Flight, One Last Mission tentatively scheduled for 7:30 p.m., March 7 at the Regal Edgmont Square 10. The quota must be filled by Feb. 26.
Tickets are $12 and are obtained at http://www.tugg.com/events/2975.
Proceeds benefit Honor Flight Philadelphia.
The movie is a documentary about how a Midwest community came together to give four World War II veterans a trip to the World War II memorial in Washington D.C. These trips to honor these aging veterans have become known as “honor flights’ and a national group by that name started in 2005 to facilitate organize them.
The Philadelphia hub started in 2011.
The average World War II veteran is over 90 years old and they are leaving us at a rapidly increasing rate. Philadelphia’s next trip is May 25. Along with the funds, veterans are needed to fill the buses. Applications for the trip can be found at HonorFlightPhiladelphia.org.
Ten-year-old Valerie West of Broomall, Pa preformed today, Nov. 10, for the pre-game crowd at the Temple-Cincinnati game at the Linc.
Philadelphia Honor Flight Sept. 9 2012 Trip — The red carpet was rolled out for 100 World War II veterans, Sunday, Sept. 9, at St. Luke’s Greek Orthodox Church in Marple Townships, Pa. when year-old Honor Flight Philadelphia finished its fourth trip and second solo one.
Honor Flight is a national organization created in 2005 to provide a day of recognition for veterans in Washington D.C.. There is no cost to the veteran. World War II and terminally ill veterans are given a priority to participate. The average age of a World War II veteran is 90 years.
The Philadelphia hub was started in 2011.
After their day in the capital, the veterans were greeted with a red carpet, string band, honor guard and throngs of flag wavers at the church hall on Malin Road. They then got a dinner catered by Luigi and Giovanni Caterers of Newtown Square which included a floor show by the Manhattan Dolls performing World War II era music.
Numerous local businesses made donations. Gentiles Market in Newtown Square gave a case of bananas. Swiss Farms of Springfield gave cases of water. Wawa, Inc. gave numerous cartons of juice and tea. Herr’s gave snack crackers. Vitas and Main Line Medical Supplies gave wheelchairs. Just Born provided Peanut Chews and Chick-fil-A provided breakfast certificates.
Also, The Delaware County Intermediate Unit opened its parking lot and facilities to the vets and guardians for the early morning take off as parking at the church would have interfered with Sunday services.
The Marple Police Department and Broomall and Newtown Square volunteer fire companies provided invaluable assistance.
The Greater Overbrook String Band donated their music for the greeting.
Police departments starting with Pennsylvania State Police gave the four buses carrying the veterans a constant escort throughout the day.
Delaware County Councilman John McBlain, Congressman Chaka Fattah and Andrew Colket of Congressman Pat Meehan’s office were the speakers.
Neal Pizzano portrayed a World War II era MP and Korean War Marine James Eman provided a display of memorabilia.
If you know a World War II veteran who would be interested in participating or would like to be a guardian or just want more information about Honor Flight Philadelphia please visit http://honorflightphiladelphia.org or the national site at http://www.honorflight.org/
Guardians are asked to make a contribution to help defray the $6,000 per bus cost, says Honor Flight Phildelphia founder Andrew Schiavello.
