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Honor Flights a Tribute to Our Veterans MAY / 2016 ISSUE 38 HONOR FLIGHTS A TRIBUTE TO OUR VETERANS undreds of World War II veterans are living their final D.C. and back. By the end of the year, the program had days in Pinellas County. These veteran are somewhere allowed 137 veterans to see the memorial. Hbetween 90 and 100 years of age, although some In late 2005, Jeff Miller, son of a World War II veteran and soldiers who enlisted underage, maybe slightly younger. Most a charter member of the National World War II Memorial veterans have never seen the Washington D.C. World War II Foundation, was inspired by Morse’s efforts and wanted Memorial built in their honor. to expand it. He contacted US Airways about chartering Honor Flight, a non-profit organization, was created to an airplane and HonorAir was born. Over three days in give veterans of World War II, the Korean Conflict and the 2006, HonorAir flew more than 300 World War II veterans Vietnam War to chance of go to D.C. to see memorials from Asheville to D.C. - free of charge. HonorAir provided honoring their service. Two people are credited for the everything—a doctor, several EMTs, guardians, tour buses, concept: Jeff Miller, of Henderson, North Carolina and retired and food. When they arrived, they were greeted by thousands Air Force Captain Earl Morse. of supporters with music and marching bands. Morse worked with patients at the Department of Veterans Heroes Welcome a project of the American Legion Auxiliary Affairs in Springfield, OH. When he asked them about the Unit #180 in Vienna, Va was created to organize welcoming memorial, completed in 2004, most said they knew of it ceremonies for the Honor flights at the three Washington but none of them had seen it.” He realized due to their area airports. Normally, active military members, school ages, most could never travel to see it. He offered to fly two children, and bands playing patriotic music participate. veterans to Washington D.C. to see it and an idea was born. In June of 2014, the Honor Flight Act was introduced in Morse pitched the idea of flying more veterans to a local Congress. It directs the Transportation Security Administration 300-member aero-club. Eleven pilots volunteered and to establish a process for providing expedited and dignified formed a network. By May of 2005, when the first honor passenger screening services for Honor Flight veterans. flight took place, six private planes flew twelve veterans to Today, Honor Flights leave from 130 hubs in 44 states. As of 2015, they have flown 159,703 Veterans, 20,886 in last year alone. They have relied on 107,527 fly-along guardians since it started. There are 21,032 veterans on the standby list. (20% are from World War II, 43% Korea, 36% Vietnam and others.). 2015 saw the first all-female Honor Flight with 140 female veterans on board. Or Current Resident Current Or Story by Bob Griffin, Publisher continued inside ST. PETERSBURG DOWNTOWN NEWSLETTER CITY NUMBERS NORTHEAST LITTLE LEAGUE 526-9602 RotARY OF ST. PETERSBURG 822-3277 CITY HALL... 893-7171 Paula Adams, Ex Sec. SPRotary.org 175 Fifth Street North SNELL ISLE HOMEOWNERS www.stpete.org Scott Youngblood, President ST. PETE COLLEGE . .341-4249 MAYOR OFFICE. .893-7201 SUNSHINE CENTER. 821-2323 MAYOR - Rick Kriseman UNIVERSITY S. FLORIDA . .873-4873 This newsletter is published by CITY COUNCIL - Chair Amy Foster ------------------------------------------- GRIFFIN PRODUCTIONS, Inc. 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