Honor Flight Arizona
Honor Flight Network is a non-profit organization created solely to honor America's veterans for all
04/07/2024
Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸 Today we celebrate the land of the free and the home of the brave. Let's honor our nation's history, reflect on our freedoms, and enjoy the festivities with family and friends. From fireworks to barbecues, here's to a day full of joy and patriotism!
15/06/2024
Happy 249th Birthday U.S. Army!!! 🫡🎂🇺🇸
14/06/2024
"O'er the land of the Free, and the home of the Brave."
Grateful to celebrate this Flag Day 2024! 🫡🙏🇺🇸
06/06/2024
Honoring those with tremendous courage who fought and survived, and remembering the fallen on this 80th D-Day Anniversary. 🫡🙏The human cost was staggering. The logistical -mobilization effort was herculean. We are free today as a result. Fly your flag proudly today in Honor! 🇺🇸
📸: U.S. Coast Guard Collection in the U.S. National Archives
30/05/2024
Thank You to the Trilogy at Vistancia Veterans Group for a $5,000 donation to our Veterans!!! HFAZ board member Matt Hartman spoke to the group and was happy to receive the generous check from President, Scott Duke. 🫡🇺🇸
Honor Flight Arizona is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization. We welcome donations from individuals, groups, organizations, and businesses, to keep our Veterans flying on their trip of a lifetime! https://honorflightaz.org/donate/
As Memorial Day 2024 comes to a close, we are grateful for a very successful spring 2024 flying season encompassing 5 flights. Many memories and great experiences were had by our Veterans and Guardians. Thank you to ALL of our dedicated and hard working Volunteers. To the trip Guardians, thank you for providing the care, mobility, guidance and fellowship to our Veterans. To families and friends, we hope that your Veteran's Honor Flight experience was meaningful for you as well. Our board is already working on planning and logistics for the fall 2024 season and 4 more flights. Have a great summer, and stay tuned here on Facebook for updates and information along the way! 🫡👍❤️🇺🇸
27/05/2024
On each of our flights, not only do we honor those Veterans who are on the trips, we also pause to remember those who didn’t come home. On this , we pay tribute to those who gave all.
27/05/2024
26/05/2024
We had a huge turnout for our last Spring 2024 reunion luncheon today! More than 150 Veterans, Guardians, and their guests enjoyed a wonderful meal prepared by members of Phoenix Elks 335! Thanks to Infinity Hospice Care representatives who presented each of our Veterans with a certificate, pins, and challenge coin. Also, thanks to the crafters from Thumb Butte Prescott Quilt Guild who made and donated the beautiful quilts that we raffled! See more pictures in the photo album (https://honorflightarizona.smugmug.com/Spring-2024/May-25-2024-Reunion-Lunch).
That’s a wrap! Our fifth and final trip of the Spring season returned safely this evening to a cheering crowd of family and friends. Thanks to Youth for Troops and AZ Patriot Guard Riders for providing the flag line. And, of course, we couldn’t do what we do without our Volunteers (green shirts in the video). Planning is already underway for the fall season. If you’d like to help send a Veteran to see their memorial, or to apply to fly with us, visit our website: https://honorflightaz.org. 🇺🇸
Arlington National Cemetery on a warm & beautiful spring day. Honor Flight Arizona Mission 108 Veterans are honored with a closeup experience of the Changing of the Guard. 🫡 🇺🇸
22/05/2024
Our fifth and final trip of the Spring 2024 season launched this morning! Pictures and videos can be viewed in the online album (we'll continue to add to it as we receive updates): https://honorflightarizona.smugmug.com/Spring-2024/May-21-23-2024 📡 For Veteran & Guardian trip signups, donations, and other information about Honor Flight Arizona, visit our website: https://honorflightaz.org 🇺🇸
21/05/2024
Brig. Gen. Anderson earned his pilot’s wings at Luke Field (now Luke AFB) in Glendale, Arizona. RIP, sir. 🫡🇺🇸
Bud Anderson, America’s last World War II ‘triple ace,’ dies at 102 Bud Anderson, the last American fighter pilot known as a “triple ace” for downing 16 German planes during World War II, died May 17 at 102.
Earlier this evening, we welcomed home our fourth trip of the season! Thank you to Red Mountain JROTC and Marine Corps League Ira Hayes Detachment 2 for the color guard and the Patriot Guard Riders and Youth for Troops for the flag line!
09/05/2024
We pause to remember those who served in the Europe. Thank you for your service. 🫡🇺🇸
On May 8, 1945, the world rejoiced as Germany surrendered, marking the end of in Europe.
Let us never forget the millions who fought, and the countless lives lost in pursuing freedoms for all.
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08/05/2024
Our fourth trip of the Spring 2024 season left this morning! See pictures and videos in the online album (we'll continue to add to it as we receive updates): https://honorflightarizona.smugmug.com/Spring-2024/May-8-10-2024 📡 For Veteran & Guardian trip signups, donations, and other information about Honor Flight Arizona, visit our website: https://honorflightaz.org 🇺🇸
25/04/2024
Check out the photo album from our third trip of the Spring 2024 season (we'll continue to update as we receive photos)! https://honorflightarizona.smugmug.com/Spring-2024/Apr-23-25-2024 📡 For Veteran & Guardian trip signups, donations, and other information about Honor Flight Arizona, visit our website: https://honorflightaz.org 🇺🇸
14/04/2024
We had a great turnout for our first Spring 2024 reunion luncheon yesterday! More than 100 Veterans, Guardians and their guests enjoyed a wonderful meal prepared by members of Phoenix Elks 335! We were grateful to receive two generous donations from the Elks Lodge 335 Veterans Committee ($2600) and Keith Chapman of Bone Haus Brewing ($2310). Infinity Hospice Care We Honor Veterans representatives presented each of our Veterans with a certificate, pin and challenge coin.
What a great addition to have the 8th grade class from Windermere Preparatory School at the gate to help us cheer when our 2nd Spring trip came home last night!
14/04/2024
This week, we received a generous $17,000 donation from the Sun City Grand Armed Forces Support Group. Pictured left to right: AFSG Board Members Stanley Westland, Eileen Joy, Jim Angarella, Honor Flight Arizona President Rick Hardina, Barry Curseaden, and Cal Cohn. Over the past 10 years, the AFSG organization and members have donated more than $145,000 to Honor Flight Arizona. We appreciate their continued support!
11/04/2024
This display is open 24 hours a day and free to the public. Ceremonies will take place each day through Sunday.
11/04/2024
The photo album from our second trip of the Spring 2024 season is now live (we'll continue to update as we receive photos)! https://honorflightarizona.smugmug.com/Spring-2024/Apr-10-12-2024 📡 For Veteran & Guardian trip signups, donations, and other information about Honor Flight Arizona, visit our website: https://honorflightaz.org 🇺🇸
09/04/2024
Today we pause to remember and honor those Veterans who endured and perished during the . 🫡🇺🇸
April 9 marks National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day. Established in 1988, this day commemorates the surrender of 10,000 U.S. service members and 65,000 Filipino soldiers on the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines on April 9, 1942. The Bataan Death March immediately followed the surrender, with U.S. and Filipino service members trekking 65 miles over two weeks under horrendous treatment.
Today, we honor former prisoners of war laid to rest in our hallowed grounds.
06/04/2024
🚨 You may have recently heard/seen a news story about Honor Flight Southern Arizona (that covers Tucson and surrounding areas) having to cancel its June trip. NOTE: this does NOT affect our spring schedule; they are a separate hub. We wish them the best and hope they are able to get their trip funded soon. 🇺🇸
02/04/2024
The end of an era. ⚓️ We send our thoughts and prayers to his family. Fair winds and following seas. 🫡🇺🇸
Last survivor of USS Arizona dies at 102 Conter went on to survive two shoot downs as a pilot during World War II and was later a pioneer of the Navy's SERE program.
31/03/2024
We wish our Veterans, Guardians, Medics, Volunteers, and Supporters a very Happy Easter!
📸: Easter services 339th Fighter Group April 1945
29/03/2024
Vietnam War Veterans Day 2024 - We Salute, offer heartfelt Gratitude, and say “Welcome Home” to all Vietnam War Veterans. 🫡💝🇺🇸 We also remember those who have passed during, or after, the war. 🙏🇺🇸
Welcome Home! 👍🌵🇺🇸
What a great reception our group received earlier today from the Wredling Middle School and Thompson Middle School students in town from Illinois at the Memorial! It’s important for the next generation to be able to interact with and hear their stories. 🇺🇸
07/12/2023
On , we honor the courage, heroism, and ultimate sacrifice of those serving at 82 years ago today. 🫡🇺🇸🙏
Honoring AZ WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam War Veterans
The mission of Honor Flight Arizona is to pay homage to our WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam War Veterans by providing the support needed for them to complete a three-day journey of honor and remembrance to their memorials in Washington, D.C. at no cost to them. Our secondary mission is to educate our youth about the impact of WWII, the Korean and Vietnam Wars and the freedoms our nation enjoys because of the service of the WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam War Veterans.
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