Category: Honor Flight

Honor Flight Philly Seeks Escorts For Vets — Honor Flight Philadelphia is seeking escorts for the 170 honored veterans on the final leg its Sept. 9 trip from Washington D.C.

First responders are especially welcome.

The escorts are asked to gather at 4 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Welcome Center on I-95 a half mile north of the Delaware border.

The escort ends at Saints Simon and Jude Church, 8 Cavanaugh Court, West Chester Pike, 19382.

For information call 215-954-5634 or email bob@honorflightphiladelphia.org

Honor Flight is a national non-profit organization founded in 2005 to give veterans a day of honor in Washington D.C.

There is no cost to the veterans.

The Philadelphia hub was started in 2011 by then Springfield resident Andrew Schiavello.

Honor Flight Philly Seeks Escorts

Honor Flight Letter Campaign — Honor Flight Philadelphia is asking that letters and notes of thanks and encouragement be written and sent to Honor Flight which will then pass them on to veterans.

“Your words can offer comfort, encouragement, and motivation to those who have bravely served our country,” says Honor Flight.

Letters must be received by Aug. 25.

Address them to:

Please share this notice with friends and family.

Also Trattoria San Nicola has a letter-writing station located inside their restaurant at 4 Manor Road, Paoli, Pa 19301. Feel free to stop in to write a Thank You letter to our veterans to be distributed on their upcoming Day of Honor.

Honor Flight Letter Campaign

Honor Flight Seeks Vets For September 2023 Trip — Honor Flight Philadelphia has opened applications for its Sept. 9 trip to Washington D.C. to veterans of World War II, Korea and Vietnam.

The veterans will see the changing of the guard at Arlington National Cemetery, get tours of the memorials and be treated to a banquet when they return.

There is no cost to the veteran.

The bus will leave and return to Saints Simon and Jude Church, 8 Cavanaugh Court, West Chester Pa. 19382.

Click here for an application and click here for an itinerary.

For information call Andrew at 610-662-1812 or email andrew@HonorFlightPhiladelphia.org.

Honor Flight Preparing For September Trip — Honor Flight Philadelphia is seeking veterans of World War II, Korean War and the Vietnam War for a day of honor to Washington D.C. on Sept. 9.

Click here for an application

Click here for the itinerary.

There is no cost to the veteran. The event includes transportation, breakfast, and lunch as well as memorabilia of the day including a Heroes Welcome Home and a dinner party in their honor.

Honor Flight Invites All To Greet Veterans June 25 — On Saturday, June 25, Honor Flight Philadelphia will bring to Washington, D.C. over 140 veterans for a day of honor to view those memorials dedicate to their service and sacrifice.

Please join upon arrival home to thank the men and women who served during World War II, Korea and Vietnam for the freedoms we cherish, for the freedoms they preserved.

The arrival is 6:15 p.m. at Saints Simon and Jude Church, 8 Cavanaugh Court, West Chester, Pa. 19382.

Come early and enjoy the activities.

For information about Honor Flight Philadelphia visit here.

Honor Flight Invites All To Greet Veterans June 25

Honor Flight Has June 25 Takeoff For Philly Area Vets — Honor Flight Philadelphia is searching for veterans to honor with a trip to Washington D.C. to view those memorials dedicated to those that have served and sacrificed so much for this great nation at NO COST to the veteran.

The mission will be on June 25 departing from Sts. Simon and Jude in West Chester.

Please reach out to Andrew @610-662-1812 andrew@honorflightphiladelphia.org.

For information about Honor Flight Philadelphia, visit here.

Honor Flight Has June 25 Takeoff For Philly Area Vets

Add a Honor Flight gray beverage cup to your Mission BBQ order and $2 will go directly to your local Honor Flight hub. Honor Flight provides a special day to veterans which features a visit to the military memorials in Washington D.C. Information about the Philadelphia hub can be found here.

Honor Flight Gray Beverage Cup Helps Heroes

A flapjack fundraiser for Honor Flight Philadelphia will be held 8 to 10 a.m.. Sunday, June 30 at Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill, 4301 Pennell Road, Aston, Pa. 19014

Tickets are $8 and gets you a short stack. Call Maggie at 484-802-6343 for information.

Honor Flight Philadlephia gives veterans a tour of the memorials in Washington D.C. followed by a dinner. There is no cost to the veterans.

Honor Flight June 2 Returns To Springfield — Honor Flight Philadelphia will be returning 250 Vietnam veterans from a Washington D.C. “Tour of Honor”,Sunday, June 2, to The Porch at The Lamb Tavern, 865 W. Springfield Road, Springfield, Pa. 19064.

Arrival is 6:15 p.m.

Residents are invited to welcome them and give them a thank you. Expect police and fire escorts

For information contact JoDean at jodean@honorflightphiladelphia.org.

Honor Flight Seeks Vietnam Vets — Honor Flight Philadelphia is seeking Vietnam veterans for a June 2 Tour of Honor. These tours give veterans a tour of the memorials in Washington D.C. followed by a dinner.

This trip’s dinner will be at the Lamb Tavern in Springfield.

No expense is incurred by the veteran.

Visit here for an application.

For information call JoDean at 610-627-1494 or email jodean@honorflightphiladelphia.org

Also Honor Flight Philadelphia will hold a Designer Bag Bingo fundraiser, March 23 at Saints Simon and Jude Church, 8 Cavanaugh Court, West Chester, Pa. 19382.

Doors open at 6 p.m. The bingo starts at 7 p.m. Admission is $35.

Being auctioned is a Louis Vuitton bag. Raffle tickets are $20 and only 100 will be sold.

For information call Andrew at 610-662-1812 or email cdomizio23@gmail.com.

Honor Flight Seeks Vietnam Vets