More women WWII veterans take Honor Air Flight
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Jim Matheny
Wednesday marked the eighth flight in the history of HonorAir Knoxville. The volunteer organization flies veterans of World War II to Washington D.C. for a one-day visit to the national memorial that honors their service and sacrifice.
Among the 142 veterans from East Tennessee on Wednesday's flight, five were women veterans of World War II.
"This may not seem like much, but it is a record number of ladies traveling on one of our flights," said Eddie Mannis, chairman of HonorAir Knoxville.
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More women WWII veterans take Honor Air Flight
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Thursday, October 7, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Two words mean so much to veterans from a grateful nation
Thank You: Two words mean so much to veterans from a grateful nation
Honor Flight sends 81 World War II veterans to nation's capital
By John Staed
Posted April 24, 2010 at 7:38 p.m.
WASHINGTON — It could have been the man playing patriotic songs on a French horn at the Washington, D.C., airport lobby, or maybe the raucous welcome home they received from family and friends Tuesday night at Greenville-Spartanburg Airport
Perhaps it was the first look at the World War II Memorial dedicated to their sacrifice 65 years ago. Or just a quiet “thank you” delivered by a stranger as they toured the nation’s capital.
Wherever they found it, the 81 WWII veterans from Upstate South Carolina learned that their nation hasn’t forgotten them, that despite the span of time, what they did so many years ago was critical to its future.
After the war, many said, they had put away those memories to move on with their lives, but in this atmosphere, they opened up a bit to talk about their experiences. Some family members said it was more than they have heard about the war in years.
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Two words mean so much to veterans from a grateful nation
Honor Flight sends 81 World War II veterans to nation's capital
By John Staed
Posted April 24, 2010 at 7:38 p.m.
WASHINGTON — It could have been the man playing patriotic songs on a French horn at the Washington, D.C., airport lobby, or maybe the raucous welcome home they received from family and friends Tuesday night at Greenville-Spartanburg Airport
Perhaps it was the first look at the World War II Memorial dedicated to their sacrifice 65 years ago. Or just a quiet “thank you” delivered by a stranger as they toured the nation’s capital.
Wherever they found it, the 81 WWII veterans from Upstate South Carolina learned that their nation hasn’t forgotten them, that despite the span of time, what they did so many years ago was critical to its future.
After the war, many said, they had put away those memories to move on with their lives, but in this atmosphere, they opened up a bit to talk about their experiences. Some family members said it was more than they have heard about the war in years.
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Two words mean so much to veterans from a grateful nation
Monday, June 15, 2009
Cherokee County veterans make Washington pilgrimage
Cherokee County veterans make Washington pilgrimage
Chronicle Times - Cherokee,IA,USA
Monday, June 15, 2009
What does the number 180,100 mean to the World War II veterans from Cherokee County?
It means that the veterans were part of that number of World War II veterans who have gone on the Honor Flights from across America since the program began in 2005. They were on the Honor Flight that flew out of Sioux City on June 2 , 2009, to go to the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.. On the flight were 108 veterans and 60 guardians, many from the Cherokee County area.
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Chronicle Times - Cherokee,IA,USA
Monday, June 15, 2009
What does the number 180,100 mean to the World War II veterans from Cherokee County?
It means that the veterans were part of that number of World War II veterans who have gone on the Honor Flights from across America since the program began in 2005. They were on the Honor Flight that flew out of Sioux City on June 2 , 2009, to go to the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.. On the flight were 108 veterans and 60 guardians, many from the Cherokee County area.
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Saturday, April 25, 2009
WWII veteran opens up for first time at the WWII Memorial
Military staff writer Kelly Kennedy went with her grandfather, a WWII veteran, to the Memorial because of the Honor Flight. While there, he shared some of his experiences with his granddaughter for the first time. Many never talked about what they did because it was not "what you do" when you come home and it's a shame because they kept it all inside. While we talk about PTSD openly now, they never did and they suffered inside instead of healing.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Brothers in arms: WWII veterans bask in trip to Washington, hero's welcome home
Brothers in arms: WWII veterans bask in trip to Washington, hero's welcome home
WASHINGTON -- The people thanked him for his service and wished him well. They shook his hand and patted his back. John B. Williams was practically a celebrity. His hat was the key. It announced to everyone that he had served in World War II.
So as he strolled the grounds of the National World War II Memorial, all sorts of people approached him. The tourists appreciate the veterans and want them to know it.
John could have impressed his well-wishers. He could have told them about how he was a Buffalo Soldier, one of only a few hundred African-American men still alive who served with the famed black cavalry.
He could have told them how, after the Buffalo Soldiers traded their horses for tanks, he and the 7th Army invaded southern France in Operation Dragoon, the war's second D-Day.
He could have told them how he's spent a lifetime fighting for civil rights and racial equality.
Instead, every time someone acknowledged his service, he said this, or something like it:
"Well, thank you. Now let me tell you about my brother."
Just as they've done everything else, John and his brother, Robert F. "Bob" Williams, visited Washington together on Nov. 1. They were among 63 veterans on Honor Flight, a national program that flies World War II and terminally ill veterans to Washington free.
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WASHINGTON -- The people thanked him for his service and wished him well. They shook his hand and patted his back. John B. Williams was practically a celebrity. His hat was the key. It announced to everyone that he had served in World War II.
John Williams got his wish to meet Gen. Colin Powell during his visit to the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C.
So as he strolled the grounds of the National World War II Memorial, all sorts of people approached him. The tourists appreciate the veterans and want them to know it.
John could have impressed his well-wishers. He could have told them about how he was a Buffalo Soldier, one of only a few hundred African-American men still alive who served with the famed black cavalry.
He could have told them how, after the Buffalo Soldiers traded their horses for tanks, he and the 7th Army invaded southern France in Operation Dragoon, the war's second D-Day.
He could have told them how he's spent a lifetime fighting for civil rights and racial equality.
Instead, every time someone acknowledged his service, he said this, or something like it:
"Well, thank you. Now let me tell you about my brother."
Just as they've done everything else, John and his brother, Robert F. "Bob" Williams, visited Washington together on Nov. 1. They were among 63 veterans on Honor Flight, a national program that flies World War II and terminally ill veterans to Washington free.
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Thursday, February 7, 2008
Veteran's son pilots idea for visit to WWII Memorial in D.C.
Dorothy Halevy, shown in this 1942 photo, served in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps during World War II. (BARBARA V. PEREZ, ORLANDO SENTINEL / February 4, 2008)
Darryl E. Owens Sentinel Staff Writer
February 7, 2008
Bill Mancinik's father, Frank, never talked much about his time as a gunner in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
"They went to war. They served. They came back and gave us the world we have today, and I didn't think much about it," said Mancinik, 57.
But his interest grew years after his father's death as he learned more about what's been called "the greatest generation." And it skyrocketed when he discovered Honor Flight, which provides free trips for veterans to see the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Mancinik, of DeLand, leads Volusia Honor Air, a collaboration of three Volusia County Rotary Clubs seeking to raise $65,000 to fly 100 World War II veterans to see the memorial in May. Though the campaign has sprung up in several Florida communities, Volusia Honor Air is the first of its kind to take flight in Central Florida.
"It not only intrigued me," Mancinik said of Honor Flight, "but moved me to such an extent that I thought, 'We have to do this.' "
So far, 49 veterans are booked, with 16 applications pending. The group has $14,535 in its coffers and hopes to raise more through a publicity campaign and word of mouth.
"It's our chance to thank the remaining men and women for what they did," said John Cheney, 55, president-elect of the Rotary Club of Downtown DeLand.
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