This is the video of our inaugural flight to Washington, DC on April 30, 2022. Thank you to Workshop Media for the remarkable job!
“We’re so thankful that Honor Flight is there, because a lot of the men are getting treated today, the way that they should have been treated when they came home,” said Brend Weible, Veteran’s daughter.
“I can’t believe almost 88 years of age, this is the highlight of my military career you might say,” said Vietnam Veteran Lewis Bruce. “I really appreciate all these people have put in to make it a day for us.”
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Honor Flight of the Cape Fear Area (HFCFA) is making final preparations for the first Honor Flight to depart from ILM in 12 years on Saturday, April 30.
When Don Betz arrived in the U.S. after three tours in Vietnam, he didn't receive a warm welcome. “I landed in Newark and was almost beat up in the terminal,” he said. "That's just the way we were treated with vulgarities and other things when we came home.”
Giving credit where credit is due has finally happened for a 96-year-old Oak Island veteran. That credit meant John Zebraski, the oldest living Veteran of Oak Island Elks Lodge #2769, finally got the opportunity to receive recognition for his service via a trip on the Honor Flight.
Giving credit where credit is due has finally happened for a 96-year-old Oak Island veteran. That credit meant John Zebraski, the oldest living Veteran of Oak Island Elks Lodge #2769, finally got the opportunity to receive recognition for his service via a trip on the Honor Flight.
A group of Virginia middle schoolers wrote letters to veterans of World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Korean War to thank them for their service in honor of Veterans Day. "CBS Mornings" was there as the veterans read and reacted to the letters.
When Don Betz arrived in the U.S. after three tours in Vietnam, he didn't receive a warm welcome. “I landed in Newark and was almost beat up in the terminal,” he said. "That's just the way we were treated with vulgarities and other things when we came home.”
Honor Flight of the Cape Fear Area, a chapter of a national group that provides all-expenses trips to Washington to salute veterans and recognize the importance of their service, needs your help.
Ruth Smith is “eternally grateful for all of those who have served” in the military. Since moving to Wilmington in 2015, Smith aimed to show her gratitude. On Wednesday, she announced the formation of Honor Flight of the Cape Fear Area.
The Honor Flight network is a national organization that was founded in 2005 when two private pilots started flying World War II veterans to Washington D.C. to see the World War II Memorial. Since 2005, Honor Flight has since flown more than 245,000 veterans to the nation's capital.
Honor Flight of the Cape Fear Area (HFCFA) honors veterans from World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War by taking them on an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C. to see the monuments built in their honor. HFCFA also welcomes veterans with terminal illnesses from any era to join as well.
Honor Flight of the Cape Fear Area (HFCFA) is a recently established local hub of the Honor Flight Network, a national network whose mission is to transport America’s veterans free-of-charge to visit memorials as a show of appreciation to those who have served and sacrificed for their country.
Honor Flight of the Cape Fear Area, a chapter of a national group that provides all-expenses trips to Washington to salute veterans and recognize the importance of their service, needs your help.
“We will see the memorials and monuments around the National Mall,” Smith said at the press conference. “Those monuments include the World War II Memorial, Vietnam, Korea, Iwo Jima, Navy Memorial, Air Force Memorial; we’ll even observe the changing of the guards at Arlington Cemetery.”
Live feed from the event held at the Historic Hannah Block USO Community Arts Center.