Fred Wozniak flew Mission 22 with his son and guardian Rick. Click here to see what Fred had to say while on the ground in DC.

28 May 2025
Fred Wozniak flew Mission 22 with his son and guardian Rick. Click here to see what Fred had to say while on the ground in DC.
28 May 2025
Butch Gaworecki and guardian Mike Barycki joined the other 81 veterans on Mission 22. Videographer Andy Robinson caught up with Butch at the Vietnam wall. Click here to see the interview.
28 May 2025
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. We caught up with a few of the Mission 22 veterans who want you to know how much the experience means to them. Click here to listen.
28 May 2025
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 …
28 May 2025
Vietnam vet Ron Cihocki of West Leyden swept 15 miles of road every day for mines as a combat engineer. On the ground in Washington on Mission 22, Ron shared an emotional moment with us at the Vietnam wall as he talks about “my two guys” who didn’t make it home. Click here to watch …
28 May 2025
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.
28 May 2025
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 …
28 May 2025
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 …
28 May 2025
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.
28 May 2025
“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:
28 May 2025
Fred Wozniak flew Mission 22 with his son and guardian Rick. Click here to see what Fred had to say while on the ground in DC.
28 May 2025
Butch Gaworecki and guardian Mike Barycki joined the other 81 veterans on Mission 22. Videographer Andy Robinson caught up with Butch at the Vietnam wall. Click here to see the interview.
28 May 2025
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. We caught up with a few of the Mission 22 veterans who want you to know how much the experience means to them. Click here to listen.
28 May 2025
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 …
28 May 2025
Vietnam vet Ron Cihocki of West Leyden swept 15 miles of road every day for mines as a combat engineer. On the ground in Washington on Mission 22, Ron shared an emotional moment with us at the Vietnam wall as he talks about “my two guys” who didn’t make it home. Click here to watch …
28 May 2025
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.
28 May 2025
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 …
28 May 2025
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 …
28 May 2025
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.
28 May 2025
“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: