by Matthew | May 17, 2013 | In The News
Mayor Lee Leffingwell will be at the airport this morning to send off another Honor Flight. Honor Flight Austin will transport 35 Central Texas WW II, including the oldest WW II veteran to the National WW II Memorial in Washington, DC.. Richard Overton, an Army...
by Matthew | May 15, 2013 | In The News
Feel free to share the news! We’ve had some amazing folks show up to welcome home our WWII Veterans at ABIA. We can’t thank you enough for showing your support. It’s humbling to see our community honor the service and sacrifice of our WWII Veterans....
by Matthew | Apr 9, 2013 | In The News
Honor Flight Austin is gearing up for their first flight of 2013 on April 26-27. The Huffington Post published an article explaining the importance of flying our WWII Veterans to see the memorial built to honor their service and sacrifice. Time is of the essence! The...
by Matthew | Apr 3, 2013 | In The News
Honor Flight Austin is proud to announce the expansion of service to include the 14 counties surrounding the Austin area. With the expansion of the 14 surrounding counties, we estimate that approximately 1000 WWII Veterans will qualify to fly with Honor Flight Austin....
by Matthew | Apr 2, 2013 | In The News
“It was a tremendous feeling when we all got together…When we stepped off the plane I could not believe the ovation. It brought tears…” – Marvin Kanter, WWII Navy Veteran and alumni of Honor Flight Austin. Many of our local WWII Veterans...
by Matthew | Mar 13, 2013 | In The News
Jim flew with Honor Flight Austin and many of us call him a friend. We hope you take a moment to honor this exceptional husband, father and Patriot. Chalton James “Jim” Watters Sr. died at his home in Georgetown, Texas on Tuesday, February 5th....