Story by Ayumi Davis | U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command | 10.09.2022
Honor Flights celebrate America’s veterans by sharing a day of honor and appreciation with them at the nation’s memorials in Washington D.C....
Story by Jim Dresbach | Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall | 05.08.2015
Carl Anderson is a member of “the Greatest Generation,” and he may have the greatest sense of humor.
Story by Sgt. Ken Scar | 108th Training Command- Initial Entry Training | 04.21.2015
The Greatest Generation is leaving us. According to the U.S. Veterans Administration: Of the 16,112,566 U.S. service members that served in World War II, only some 800,000 are still with us, with that number dwindling by a count of 492 every day. Moreover, we can shake the hands of less than 2 million of the more than 5 million heroes who fought in Korea. The window of opportunity to honor......
Story by Lisa Ferdinando | Defense Media Activity - Proper | 04.05.2014
As the brass band played and American flags fluttered in the breeze, World War II veterans received a hero's welcome on Saturday as they visited the memorial for the war in which they fought in seven decades ago....
Story by Sgt. Luisito Brooks | 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment “The Old Guard” | 04.23.2013
Soldiers from H Company, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) were privileged to meet one of their own, former Sgt. Luell L. Woods, during Honor Flight Mississippi, April 23....
Courtesy Story | 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment “The Old Guard” | 10.20.2012
Soldiers of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) gathered in Washington, D.C. to welcome Honor Flight Ohio to the World War II Memorial, Oct. 20....
Story by Sgt. Shawn Miller | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 09.15.2010
Hundreds gathered at the terminal gate cheering and waving as more than 60 World War II veterans from Fayetteville, Ga., arrived at Ronald Reagan National Airport here today as part of an Honor Flight visiting the World War II Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery....
