Category: Honor Flight

Remembrance Day Feast Benefits Honor Flight— Crown Chapter, Daughters of the British Empire will be commemorating Remembrance Day (Veterans Day), 4 -11 p.m., tomorrow, Nov. 19 at Stoney’s British Pub in Wilmington, Del.

On the menu are bangers and mash, toad in a hole, and bubbles and squeak.  

There will be raffles and pub trivia games, tea and sticky toffee pudding, and fish and chips.

For information contact dbinpa@yahoo.com. Reservations are suggested for dinner hours. They can be made at the above email or by calling 484-844-2980.

Ten percent of the cost of food purchases will be donated to Honor Flight Philadelphia, a charity providing U.S. veterans a bus tour of the Washington D.C. monuments and a special dinner.

Remembrance Day Feast Benefits Honor Flight

Spring Honor Flight 2017 Returns June 10 — The public is invited to greet 125 World War II and Korean War veterans when they return, 6 p.m., Saturday, June 10, to St. Kevin Church from Philadelphia Honor Flight’s Spring 2017 trip.

The church is at 200 W. Sproul Road, Springfield, Pa. 19064.

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.

There is no cost to the veterans.

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

Spring Honor Flight 2017 Returns June 10

Delta Honor Guard — This video of how Delta baggage handlers treat the return of military personnel who die overseas has been submitted by Cathy Domizio of Honor Flight Philadelphia.

Delta Honor Guard

Honor Flight Philly Raffle Winner 2016 — Andrew Schiavello of Honor Flight Philadelphia tells us that Michael H. of Millville N.J. is the grand prize winner of this year’s Honor Flight Philadelphia raffle.

Michael gets four tickets o the Dec. 22 game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants.

This includes V.I.P. Parking, pre-game sideline passes and more.

Congrats Michael H.

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.

 There is no cost to the veterans.

The Philadelphia hub was started in 2011 by Andrew, who is a Springfield resident.

Honor Flight Philly Raffle Winner 2016

Honor Flight Raffle Drive 2016 — Honor Flight Philadelphia is holding it 5th Annual Raffle Drive. Proceeds benefit the special days it provides for American veterans.

Tickets are $3 each or two for $5.

The prize is four tickets to the Eagles- Giants game Dec. 22 at Lincoln Financial Field.

For information call Cathy at 610-613-3856 or email cdomizio23@gmail.com.

Honor Flight Raffle Drive 2016

Vietnam Vets Sought For Honor Flight Trip — The Philadelphia Chapter of Honor Flight, a non-profit dedicated to helping every Veteran in America visit the national memorials dedicated to their service, and Philadelphia’s SugarHouse Casino have partnered to provide to celebrate Philadelphia-area Vietnam veterans Vwith an all-expense paid full-day excursion to Washington, D.C.

Vietnam War Veterans will “Report for Duty” on Saturday, Oct. 1, at SugarHouse Casino where they then travel by bus convoy to visit Arlington National Cemetery to honor the service of men and woman of war who gave the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country. The more than 200 Vietnam Veterans, will tour Washington, D.C. memorials, most notably the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, dedicated 1982, which reflects the images of visitors simultaneously with the engraved names of those killed or missing in action, to symbolically bring the past and present together.

“SugarHouse Casino is proud to partner with Honor Flight Philadelphia and to help recognize the military service of men and women veterans of our nation,” said Sugarhouse CEO Wendy Hamilton. “We are excited to sponsor Honor Flight Philadelphia’s Day of Honor for our Vietnam War veterans because we know these heroes were not warmly welcomed home at the end of their military service, and so together with our SugarHouse Casino employees and patrons we will make that right with a vigorous and long overdue ‘Welcome Home’ and ‘Thank You for Your Service’ these veterans will never forget.”

For  information please contact Deanne at 267-303-597 or deanne@honorflightphiladelphia.org

Vietnam Vets Sought For Honor Flight Trip

Welcomers Sought For May 21 Honor Flight Return — Honor Flight Philadelphia Spring 2016’s trip to Washington returns 6:15 p.m., Saturday, May 21 to St. Kevin’s Church, 200 W. Sproul Road, Springfield, Pa. 19064 and all are invited to welcome home the vets.

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.

 There is no cost to the veterans.

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

For information about the group check the link or email Andrew at andrew@honorflightphiladelphia.org.

Welcomers Sought

Honor Flight Philadelphia 2016 Spring Trip — Honor Flight Philadelphia is seeking World War II and Korean Conflict veterans for its 2016 spring trip.

Participants will travel by bus on Saturday, May 21, for a special day in Washington D.C. It will feature visits to Arlington National Cemetery, the Korean War Memorial, the World War II Memorial,  Women’s Memorial, Marine Memorial and Air Force Memorial.

It includes breakfast, lunch and dinner, memorabilia along with a USO style show.

There is no cost.

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

Honor Flight Philadelphia 2016 Spring Trip

All proceeds from All American Day Charitable Trust 4th Annual Golf Outing will benefit Honor Flight Philadelphia, according to even organizers.

It will be held Oct. 16 at Broad Run Golfer’s Club, 1520 Tattersall Way, West Chester, Pa. 19380.

Foursome’s are $360 and must be paid in advance. The cost for individuals is $110 or $100 on the day of the event.

Check is 8 a.m.

For information or to register call Greg Biester at 610-209-6311 or email him at greg.biester@gmail.com,

Honor Flight Philadelphia provides an all-expense-paid day of recognition for veterans.