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.