Leatherstocking Honor Flight

Our next Honor Flight date is...

We have confirmed that our next honor flight will depart Albany International Airport on Saturday, April 29th, Returning on Sunday, April 30th. Veteran send off to begin at 2:00pm on Saturday. Veterans will begin arriving at approximately 1:30pm. Please see our applications page for both Veteran applications and Guardian applications!

NEXT FLIGHT April 29th and 30th

In order to avoid an very early departure flight coupled with a late return

flight we have decided that our vets would be better served and

honored with an overnight trip to D.C.

That would include a leisurely 4:10 pm departure (ceremony starts at

2:00) on Sat. afternoon, April 29th arriving in Baltimore at 6:15 with

dinner shortly after in Baltimore before heading to our nice hotel in

Arlington.

Sunday starts with a full breakfast at the hotel and then a short ride to

Arlington National Cemetery to begin our usual tour including the

Change of the Guard, then to the Marine Memorial at the base of the

hill, then across the Potomac to The WWII Memorial, The Korean War

Memorial and The Vietnam Wall. Time permitting, we will visit other

sites in D.C.

Departing D.C. at around 1:30, we'll get on a 3:45 flight from Baltimore

arriving in Albany at 5:05.

We are excited about the change and every step was planned for the

comfort of our veterans and everyone else on board.

For more information about the flight

please call Liz @ 518 339 2464

Find out more

Great News

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.

Save the Date - Saturday, April 29th, 2023 - Sunday, April 30th, 2023

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