Leatherstocking Honor Flight

This October 1st Leatherstocking Honor Flight flew over 100 Veterans to Washington to experience the memorials created in their honor. 

On board were two WWII Veterans, one 98-year-old who served in the Navy from 1942 to 1946. The other, 94-year-old served in the Navy during WWII, and then went on to serve as a Marine in the Korean War, where he earned two Battle Stars and two Purple Hearts as well as other commendations. 

We also had on board 11 Veterans who served in Korea, one of whom later served in Vietnam.

We also had the honor of hosting 70 Vietnam Veterans including a female flight nurse. Among those Veterans there were six who earned Purple Hearts. One earned two Purple Hearts, and one earned a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. A total of five Vietnam Veterans on board earned Bronze Stars, one having earned four.

Also joining our flight were Veterans from the Cold War, Iraqi Freedom, Grenada, Desert Storm, and Afghanistan. 

In short, the Veterans we had on board served over a period of 80 years. 

Documenting the flight was News 10 Reporter Stephanie Rivas and Videographer Chris Boehlke. Both were very excited and did a great job covering this event. Please see the Video Below:

News 10 aired a special about the flight just prior Veterans Day. The video is on our sister website found here:

.   https://lhfveteransinitiative.org/

We are in the process of making plans for our Spring flight. 

For more information, please call Liz (518) 339-2464.