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Cape Vincent M20 – 20 for 20
20 North Country veterans make Mission 20 a family affair. Read how the American Legion and Auxiliary made it such a special day for these veterans, in this story provided by Special Projects Chair Dianne Mosher of Auxiliary Unit 832, Cape Vincent.
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Jim Mason – The Power of a Single Letter
What brought this 5-th grader and her classmates together with Honor Flight veteran Jim Mason on Flag Day?
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Mission Milestones: None of This Would Happen Without Your Support
Every year, Honor Flight Syracuse receives generous contributions from all types of businesses, organizations and individuals, which help us accomplish our mission to honor America’s veterans by transporting them to Washington, D.C. to visit the national memorials dedicated to their service and sacrifice. From our large corporate sponsors to Veterans groups like American Legion and…
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Grateful Veterans say thanks
One Vietnam vet told us recently, “I’ve been an angry man for 52 years. After my trip on Honor Flight, I’m not angry anymore.” Read what these other veterans and family members had to say about their recent Honor Flight experience: “He finally received the recognition he earned as a veteran of the Vietnam war! …
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Honor Flight Syracuse Newsletter (Spring 2024)
Welcome! Honor Flight Syracuse is proud to launch this new quarterly newsletter, with stories and information about our veterans, our mission and the gratitude we have for our volunteers and donors who make the missions possible. We hope you enjoy reading and watching! And please forward this newsletter to friends and families! Honor Flight Syracuse…
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Honor Your Personal Hero
Honor Flight Syracuse invites you to honor the memory of your personal hero. So many Veterans passed away before they could fly on their Honor Flight to Washington. We warmly welcome families or friends of deceased Veterans to submit an application now for “Flags of Our Heroes” on Mission 20, April 27, 2024. We invite…
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HFS Receives a Generous Gift from the Breed Family Trust
On behalf of Honor Flight Syracuse, President Kevin Bradley and Philanthropy Director Jeff Bastable recently accepted a generous estate gift from the Jean M. Breed Trust. The gift is in memory of Jean’s beloved husband, World War Two Army veteran Clifton E. Breed of Central Square. Serving with the Army’s 716th Tank Battalion in the…
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Maria DeSantis, Orchestra, Pays Tribute to Our Veterans
Honor Flight Syracuse wants to offer a heartfelt thanks to Maria DeSantis and the DeSantis Orchestra for a stirring and emotional Veterans Day concert of patriotic and big band-era songs on Saturday, November 11, at St. Charles Church on Orchard Road. Upwards of 150 people filled the pews for the inspirational musical salute to our veterans. Not…
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Weedsport Celebrates Veterans, HFS Honors Leonardi
Weedsport got an early jump on celebrating Veterans Day, and this is a school community that knows how to celebrate our veterans in style! USO style! 35 veterans were on hand this year at Weedsport Elementary School and more than a dozen of them had flown on an Honor Flight mission to Washington! Four of…
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Caring For Carson
A heartfelt THANK YOU to the Miller and Sikora families for their generous donation, once again, to Honor Flight Syracuse! $3,659.50 was raised for Honor Flight during their 4th annual Caring for Carson Benefit Ride held at the Mattydale Post 3146 Veterans of Foreign Wars. On December 10, 2019, Carson Sikora lost his life to suicide. …