Letters like this one are why Honor Flight Syracuse is “in business.” The business of giving our veterans the respect and honor they have so richly earned. “Dear Syracuse Honor Flight,Thank you to everyone that put allof their time and effort into puttingMission # 20 together for the 81 veteransWho were able to travel on …
Honor Flight Syracuse depends entirely on the generosity of individuals and businesses to fly our veterans to Washington. One easy way to help out is by donating your returnables! Our next bottle and can drive is now scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, October 4th and 5th, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day at …
If you ever think your gift to Honor Flight might not make a difference…take a listen To send our veterans to Washington, Honor Flight Syracuse depends entirely on generous donations, small and large, throughout the year. Without your support, the flights simply couldn’t happen. Read More ”You’re all family when you’re over there” Vietnam vet …
The return flight to Syracuse each mission day includes a large envelope of cards and letters for each veteran. Those cards and letters are the loving work of dozens and dozens of people young and older who love our veterans. Some of the thank-you cards for Mission 22 on May 3-rd came from these members of …
“I lost a lot of brothers there…but I had to be here for closure.” Vietnam veteran Wally Gaworecki Jr. flew Mission 22 with his guardian/son “Wally 3.” At the Vietnam wall, Wally shared a moment with videographer Andy Robinson:
Rhonda Koskowski’s dad, Harold Farden of Sterling, went on Mission 22 with her brother, Jack Farden, as guardian. They had 21 family members at his Homecoming! Below is Rhonda’s text to her friend and Honor Flight volunteer Deb Henderson. (Rhonda is on the far left in the picture below). Harold Farden served with the Army …
Dave Sanders of Auburn served us in the Navy from 1955-1975, during the Cold War and Vietnam era. He served on aircraft carriers assigned to anti-submarine squadrons. He flew Mission 22 with his guardian/grandson Ray Miles. Watch his reflection here.
Michele Jachim Barrett It started with six quilts a little more than a decade ago. Two members of the Thread Bears Quilters’ Guild sewed a special memento for veterans they knew who were traveling on Honor Flight Syracuse’s (HFS) inaugural mission. The veterans’ emotional reactions after receiving the quilts made it clear this gesture had a deeply …
Honor Flight Syracuse wants to thank each and every one of you who braved steady April showers to donate your bottles and cans. Those April showers may bring May flowers, but on that last weekend in April THIS year, your generous donations brought Honor Flight Syracuse a whopping $17,500 dollars to send more veterans to …
Thank you Don Cazentre and the Post-Standard/syracuse.com for a powerful story from Mission 22. And thank you Butch and Wally for your service! Read the story by clicking here.
