The honor flight network has a mission to transport americas veterans. This book is a preservation of human history that passes the greatest generations legacy of valor and humility on to the 21st century congressman and lt. Honor flight of southern indiana is the 3rd honor flight network hub. Southwest airlines is the official commercial airline of the honor flight network, although the network utilizes many national airlines. Guardians play a significant role on every trip, ensuring that every veteran has a safe and memorable experience. Legacy of courage shares the stories from the frontlines of war from todays honor flights that bring our veterans to memorials built in their honor. Ef explore america and honor flight network connect thousands of. A generation was called to save the world, valiantly and selflessly, and now is recognized by a grateful nation. The veterans on the honor flights are escorted by volunteer guardians, who help them on the flight and around d.
After retiring from the air force in 1998, earl was hired by the department of veterans affairs to work in a small clinic in springfield, ohio. The honor flight network reports that it has flown over 159,000 veterans to the washington, dc, memorials since 2005. Top priority is given to the senior veterans world war ii survivors, along with those other veterans who may be terminally ill. Earl morse, physician assistant and retired air force captain, worked in a department of veteran affairs clinic in springfield, oh. We serve the indiana counties of crawford, daviess, dubois, gibson, knox, lawrence, martin, orange, perry, pike, posey, spencer, vanderburgh and warrick. Duties include physically assisting the veterans at the airport, during the flight, and at the memorials. Today, we announced that the honor flight network will postpone all trips through august 31, 2020 in response to the growing health concerns over the coronavirus, also known as covid19. The honor flight network arranges free flights so that war veterans can fly to washington dc to view the war memorials there. A visual journey is everyones story our nations shared history of. The honor flight network has a mission to transport americas veterans to sites of historical significance so they can see the memorials dedicated to their service and sacrifices. The honor flight veterans network is a nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring united states military veterans by bringing them to visit the war memorials in. This book is a preservation of human history that passes a legacy of valor and. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books.
In august of 2005, an everexpanding waiting list of veterans led our transition to commercial airline carriers with the goal of accommodating as many veterans as possible. Six small planes flew out of springfield, ohio taking twelve world war ii veterans on a visit to the memorial in washington, dc. The honor flight network is a nonprofit organization. These books tell the stories of honor flight veterans and how their honor flight stands alone as the culmination of appreciation and reverence of who they are, and how they stood for the liberty we all enjoy today. Legacy of courage sheds a light on the accomplishments and personal stories of service and sacrifice and it is our duty to tell them now, in the veterans. Guardian application honor flight would not be successful without the generous support of our guardians. Stars and stripes honor flight honoring veterans with trips to. Honor flight network is a nonprofit organization created solely to honor americas veterans for all their sacrifices. The honor flight network was cofounded by earl morse, the son of a korean and vietnam war veteran, and jeff miller, a small business owner and son of a wwii veteran. What are the goals and mission of the honor flight network. Knights serve and honor veterans knights of columbus. The honor flight network has consulted with the centers for disease control, and has determined that due to the unpredictable nature of the coronavirus or. The honor flight network program was conceived by earl morse, a physician assistant and retired air force captain. Books inspired by honor flight veterans honor flight tristate.
The library of congress has created the veterans history project, where it. The honor flight network was cofounded by earl morse, the son of a korean and vietnam war veteran, and jeff miller. True stories of honor flight veterans cheryl popp and peter. But honor flight shares their accomplishments and makes sure their service and sacrifice are never forgotten, and we will always share and cherish them. Honor flight tristate headquarters 8627 calumet way cincinnati, oh 45249. The inaugural honor flight took place in may of 2005. In this very touching book veteran tom spoonts tells us about the history of the organization, and then recounts his own story of traveling to see the memorials. Earl wanted to honor the veterans he had taken care of for the past 27 years. A visual journey by stars and stripes honor flight. By connecting these two generations, we hope to bring history to life and teach students the importance of honoring veterans legacies for years. The council has served more than 16,000 participants of the honor flight veterans network since 2012.