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“Honor Flight” is a nation-wide program conceived to transport as many World War II veterans and other veterans who may be terminally ill as possible (at no cost to them) to visit the National World War II Memorial in Washington DC, if they have not seen it yet. Most World War II veterans are in their 80’s. Many lack the physical wherewithal to complete such a trip on their own. Volunteer guardians accompany veterans to assure their safety.
In May 2009, the very first “Honor Flight” effort was organized for individuals in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. About 90 veterans from our area were transported to Washington, D.C. to visit Arlington Cemetery, the National WW II memorial, and the Marine Corps National Museum on their way home. Perhaps you read about the trip in the Daily Press.
Additional Honor Flight trips are being held on a Saturday in April and October of each year.
Participating veterans in the Virginia Beach area board a bus there early on Saturday morning and then link-up with other participants in Williamsburg.
VIPMOAA members may help out with the Williamsburg departure group by:
- Making a monetary donation to help defray the costs (it costs approximately $150 to sponsor one veteran) or “Sponsor” a specific veteran;
- Volunteering to serve as an escort for individual WWII vets throughout the event.
- Volunteering to transport veterans who may need transportation to the debarkation points;
- Helping to “spread the word” so as many eligible veterans as possible know about the event.
- Showing up on Saturday morning, to give the veterans a big “send-off!” at the Williamsburg departure point.
This is a very meaningful event for our chapter members to support. If you’d like to help on the VIPMOAA team, please let us know by e-mail or by calling Jack Greenhalgh, who is an active member of VIPMOAA as well as a member of the Board of Directors of our local Honor Flight.
To participate in the send-off, you need not register ahead-of-time with Honor Flight. But guardians and attendees do need to register - see Honor Flight contact info / Honor Flight website, at right.
VIPMOAA POINT OF CONTACT:
JACK GREENHALGH, CDR, USN, Ret
(757) 345-5506
jack.greenhalgh@cox.net
VIPMOAA'S SUPPORT OF HONOR FLIGHT HTVA WAS COVERED IN MOAA OFFICER MAGAZINE, OCT 2011 EDITION!!!!
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| VIPMOAA Auxiliary Member Selma McCardell on right, with COL Gary Downs who served as her late husband's escort when he was honored on a previous "flight". photo at April 2011 HF-HTVA by Melva Mallison |
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LATEST "FLIGHT"
22 OCT 2011
NEXT "FLIGHT"
APRIL 2012
6:45 Williamsburg send-off
Be there at 6:30 to wave those flags!
WILLIAMSBURG DEPARTURE CEREMONY
at the Historic Triangle Community Center
312 Waller Mill Road
Down Waller Mill Road past the K-Mart -
Park in the church parking lot
across the street if coming for the send off.
Keep the Community Center parking spots for people going on the trip.
First time to depart from this facility.
The Williamsburg Fife & Drum Corps will provide music.
VIPMOAA, WEAR:
RED, WHITE, & BLUE,
MOAA BADGE
& VIPMOAA NAME TAG
WEB LINK
for local Historic Triangle's
Honor Flight:
www.honorflighthtva.org
CHECK OUT VIDEOS & PHOTOS
VIPMOAA is listed in sponsor section
TOLL FREE PHONE NUMBER:
1-877-424-VETS
EMAIL HonorFlightHTVA@cavtel.net
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22 OCT 2011 VIPMOAA SUPPORTED THE WILLIAMSBURG SEND-OFF from a new location - the Historic Triangle Community Center. Indoor ceremonies were held in the Alex Kuras Hall, which is named for our own past president.
Photos at right are by VCOC Public Affairs Officer (PAO), Melva Mallison, Maj, USAF, Ret..
You can view as a slide show, or click on an individual "thumbnail" to see a larger version of the photo and caption.
TEN VIPMOAA PARTICIPANTS (pictured below, except Jack Greenhalgh who was on a bus as guardian for a WWII veteran.
(front row) Libbie Smith, Rose Marie & Frank Duckett, Rich Bunger, Muriel Greenhalgh, Melva Mallison
(backrow) Blair Smith, Jim & Jan Flansburg
The Ducketts, Greenhalghs & Rich Bunger are from Williamsburg.
The Smiths and Melva Mallison are from Newport News.
The Flansburgs are from Hampton/Fort Monroe.
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| Nine VIPMOAAns ready to wave flags and cheer for Honor Flight HTVA, 22 Oct 2011, Williamsburg send-off. photo courtesy of VIPMOAA Public Affairs |
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30 APRIL 2011 HONOR FLIGHT-HTVA VIPMOAA PHOTOs
SLIDE SHOW with thumbnails at left. 2 full size photos below right.
VIPMOAA photographer initials:
MBM = Melva or Bob Mallison
FDM = Fred or Donna Malvin
GD = Gary Downs
JG = Jack Greenhalgh
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| Fred & Donna Malvin of VIPMOAA, in yellow jackets, were escorts for the two pictured vets in green jacets, at April 2011 Honor Flight - HTV, Williamsburg send-off. photo by M.M. |
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| VIPMOAA ready to send-off the April 2011 Honor Fight - HTV with waves of hands and flags. Photo by BM |
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VIPMOAA at OCTOBER 2010 HONOR FLIGHT SEND OFF - WILLIAMSBURG
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PHOTOS
APRIL 2010
SEND-OFF
WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA
These are thumbnail photos.
Click on an individual picture to see larger image.
Initials for VIPMOAA photographers:
BM=Bob Mallison,
MM=Melva Mallison,
JG= Jack Greenhalgh.
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15 VIPMOAA proudly participated
in April 2010 send off (see photos):
BUNGER, DEVLIN, DUCKETT(3) GREENHALGH(2),
HAYES, MALLISON(2), MONDUL(2),
PAULS, SMITH(2)
VIPMOAA participants in October 2009 send off:
COL Jim Pauls, USAF, Ret (President)
COL George Fries, USAF, Ret (ROTC Chair)
CDR Fred Malvin, USN, Ret (Treasurer)
LTC Blair Smith, USA, Ret (a Past President) and his wife, Libby
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