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HONOR FLIGHT
PATRIOTIC VETERANS
REUNION AT AMERICAN
AIRPOWER MUSEUM
Free Public Event Honoring
Long Island’s Vietnam
& Korean War Veterans
Vietnam and Korean War veterans, with Honor Flight Long
Island Guardians and Offi cials, at Washington, D.C., World War
II Memorial, on May 4, 2024. (DC Photo by Mark Chamberlain
for HFLI)
Farmingdale, NY, July 8, 2024 – On Saturday, August
3, 2024, American Airpower Museum and Honor Flight
Long Island will co-host a patriotic reunion of 41 Vietnam
War and fi ve Korean War veterans. On May 4,
2024, Honor Flight escorted this band of brothers on
an early a.m. fl ight to Washington, D.C. Veterans and
their Guardians visited WWII, Korean War and Vietnam
War Memorials, Arlington National Cemetery for a
“Changing of the Guard,” plus took a Washington, D.C.
bus tour. They returned to MacArthur that evening for
a raucous welcome home by the Nassau County Fire
Fighters Pipe and Drum Band, plus thunderous applause
from hundreds of family, friends and supporters!
According to Bill Jones, HFLI President, West
Point 1972 Graduate and U.S. Army veteran, “This special
fl ight included 41 Vietnam veterans who received
long overdue recognition and thanks for their military
service. They were accompanied on this fl ight by fi ve
elder comrades, veterans of the Korean War. What this
fl ight really represented was a ‘Big Hug’ to all our veterans
from Honor Flight, their families and supporters
who make such fl ights possible,” he said.
On August 3, 2024, American Airpower Museum
opens at 10:30 a.m. and the reunion is from 11:00 a.m.
to 1:00 p.m. at AAM’s Hangar 3, 1230 New Highway,
Farmingdale, NY 11735 - (631) 293-6398, www.americanairpowermuseum.
org. The public is encouraged to
attend, applaud and cheer our veterans during a “Ceremony
of Honors,” as each is presented with a personalized
Tribute Journal full of photographs taken during
their historic day in Washington, D.C. Members of the
public arriving for the event from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00
p.m. may attend FREE OF CHARGE! After 12:00
p.m., regular museum admission is free for members,
$15 for adults, $12 for seniors and veterans, $10 for
children ages 5-12 and free for children ages 4 and under.
This great patriotic event includes speeches by
HFLI President Bill Jones and AAM President and
Founder Jeff Clyman. The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Flotilla Band will play a popular medley called the
“Armed Forces Salute,” featuring six offi cial melodies
of the U.S. Armed Forces: Army, Marine Corps, Navy,
Air and Space Forces, and the Coast Guard. Free cake,
coffee and refreshments provided by HFLI!
HFLI is accepting applications from veterans of WWII, Korea and Vietnam.
Long Island veterans are encouraged to sign up by going to the
website, www.honorflightlongisland.org. It’s important to submit an application,
as that will ensure placement on our list. Veterans fly for free,
thanks to donations from across Long Island. They are accompanied by
Guardians, able-bodied volunteers who donate $400 (tax deductible) to
offset their travel costs. If there is no family member to act as a guardian,
HFLI has volunteers ready to step up for the privilege of escorting
our heroes to their memorials. Questions? Call HFLI Secretary Jamie
Bowden at (631) 702-2423 or by email at JBowden@southamptontownny.
gov.
317 Westbury To Advertise call: 631-698-8400 Town Crier - July 25, 2024