Category: Honor Flight

The arrival for Honor Flight Philadelphia’s latest trip is 6 p.m., today, Nov. 2, at Saint Kevin’s Parish Hall, 200 W. Sproul Road, Springfield, Pa. 19064, and it is hoped a big crowd will be on had to wave flags and cheer the vets  when they return.

This is the organization’s largest trip yet with seven buses with over 300 participants.

Honor Flight Philadelphia is part of a national non-profit organization founded in 2005 to give aging or terminally ill veterans a day of honor in Washington D.C. The local group founded by Springfield resident Andrew Schiavello has been striving to limit the participants to World War II veterans since their average age is over 90.

Among those scheduled to welcome the veterans are Swoop, the Phillie Phanatic and Larry Bowa.

Hat tip Joanne Yurchak

Give Honor Flight Vets Big Welcome Today

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/

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.

6 Buses Of WWII Vets Get Day Of Honor

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.

Joe Blaisse Helps Honor Flight

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 One Last Mission Sold Out

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.