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Keep them going!” Kristina Smith, Matz-Rightway HVAC Savings shown over aggregated single item base price. 8 free 4 oz. burgers will be sent to each shipping address that includes SKU 75432. Limit 2 on select items at these exclusive prices. While supplies last. Items may be substituted due to inventory limitations. Standard shipping rates will be applied and are subject to change. Minimum purchase and other restrictions may apply. Some products may not be available for sale in your area. Sales are subject to OmahaSteaks.com/terms-of-use. Expires 06/30/25. | 25M8070 | Omaha Steaks, LLC 10011344 With coupon only Expires 5/15/25. Price subject to change. WE ACCEPT Burner Service Available 24 Hours CERT. METERED DELIVERY Licensed Insured We Accept Heap & DSS 631399-1300 Southampton, NY, April 7, 2025 -- Honor Flight Long Island, the iconic volunteer run veterans’ organization, is proud to announce that our Spring Flight to Washington, D.C. is scheduled for Saturday, May 3, 2025. Th is fl ight will take 45 Long Island veterans to visit their military memorials, meet with service branch representatives, commiserate with fellow veterans and exchange stories. Honor Flight’s mission is to honor fellow Long Islanders who served in the United States Armed Forces to preserve our freedoms, by providing free, one-day trips so they can visit their D.C. memorials. Bill Jones of Southampton, the President of Honor Flight Long Island, stated: “Our Spring Flight includes 31 Vietnam War veterans who will receive long overdue recognition and thanks for their service. Th ey’ll be accompanied on this fl ight by 14 elder comrades, veterans of the Korean War. What this fl ight really represents is a ‘Big Hug’ to ALL our veterans from Honor Flight, their families and supporters, who make such fl ights possible,” Jones said. Bill Jones is a U.S. Army veteran and West Point 1972 Graduate. “Honor Flight Long Island is honored to have the following Southampton Town offi cials on our fl ight who will serve as Guardians for our veterans,” Jones said. Th ey are Ann Welker, Suffolk County Legislator, 2nd District and former Southampton Town Trustee, Th eresa Kiernan, Southampton Town Tax Receiver, and Marietta Seaman, former Southampton Town Clerk. “Southampton Town has supported Honor Flight since its inception in 2007, and we are enormously grateful for its support,” he added. A second major donation from the Hicksville Veterans Association to Honor Flight Long Island, will pay for the cost of all veterans on this fl ight. According to Vinny Morreale, Chairman of the Hicksville Veterans Association and a Vietnam veteran, “10 of our members were honored by an Honor Flight in the Spring of 2022 and were overwhelmed by the experience. We are so proud and delighted to sponsor this May 3rd fl ight for our fellow veterans,” he said. At the request of the Association, this fl ight Is hereby designated In Honor of Jamie Bowden, who Is the magician who puts these fl ights together, and her dad, Vietnam Veteran, Gary Cunningham, USMC 1964-1968 (Jamie proudly served as her Dad’s Guardian on the Spring 2022 fl ight). Bill Jones said Honor Flight Long Island is humbled by this generous donation. “Th ank you, Vinny and your members, this donation means a lot in our continuing mission to honor Long Island’s veterans,” Jones said. Th anks to Honor Flight, these 45 veterans will take a free, early-morning Southwest fl ight to Washington, D.C. Departing from Islip MacArthur Airport at 10:50 a.m., veterans and their guardians will visit the Korean War and Vietnam War Memorials, Arlington National Cemetery for a Changing of the Guard, plus the Air Force and Iwo Jima Memorials and possibly other sites of interest. Welcoming our Heroes on their return home- Veterans return to Islip that evening at 10:55 p.m., for a rousing welcome by the Nassau County Firefi ghters Pipes and Drums Band, plus thunderous applause from family, friends and supporters! Th ere is no organized ceremony, but everyone is invited to come and welcome our veterans at MacArthur. Th e suggested arrival time for supporters who wish to participate, is one hour prior to the return fl ight #4096, returning to Islip at 10:55 pm. So be there at 9:55 p.m. *Please check the Southwest website in case of any delays. Check https://www.fl ymacarthur.com/southwest-airlines. Bill Jones, HFLI President, U.S. Army Veteran & Roger Kilfoil, HFLI Vice President, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran, on board their Southwest Airlines Jet!