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Honoring
Honor Flight Plans Fly-by/ For more information
Drive-by Tribute For on the Fly-by/Drive-
by Veteran Tribute or
Veterans Awaiting Their honor flight in general,
please email info@
Trip To Washington, D.C. honorflightsefl.org or
call 1-855-FLYAVET or
Southeast Florida (855) 359-2838.
Honor Flight will be About Southeast
saluting, with the help Florida Honor Flight
of the community, Honor Flight is a
local WWII, Korean nonprofit, 100 percent
and Vietnam War volunteer organization
veterans with air and created solely to honor
car parades in two America’s veterans
locations on the same day, Saturday, Oct. 24. Because for their service and
the organization had to cancel all four of their regularly sacrifices by flying them
scheduled honor flights in 2020 due to the COVID virus, to Washington, D.C.
they wanted to do something special not only for those to visit and reflect at
veterans who could not take their trip this year, but also for their memorials. All
every veteran on their waiting list, which tops 500 veterans. funds raised for honor
The dual city event will take place in two ends of the flight ensure every
organization’s service area – one in Port St. Lucie and one veteran flies absolutely
in Boynton Beach. All veterans on their waiting list are free. Southeast Florida
being invited to select the location most convenient for Honor Flight, one of 133
them. Once situated in their VIP parking lineup, they will hubs in 45 states, is part
witness a fly-by salute made up of local private pilots in an of the National Honor
air parade, followed by a car parade tribute by local citizens. Flight Network. They
The public is encouraged to take part in the event by land are based in Stuart, Fla.
or by air, to help show the veterans they are appreciated for and serve veterans in
their service to the country. Indian River, St. Lucie,
For the drive-by portion of the event, everyone is invited Martin, Okeechobee and
to come drive in the parade at either location to cheer the Palm Beach counties.
veterans. Cars, trucks and motorcycles are welcomed and For more information,
are encouraged to arrive decked out with flags, signs of to get involved or
thanks, and red, white and blue. donate, please visit:
In Port St. Lucie, car participants should arrive at 10 a.m. www.honorflightsefl.
at Christ Fellowship Church at 10250 S.W. Village Parkway. org, or www.facebook.
Volunteers will direct car participants to the staging area com/honorflight or call
and parade path. The air flyover will begin at 10:45 a.m. (855) 359-2838.
The car parade will begin at 11:15 a.m.
In Boynton Beach, car participants should arrive at
10:30 a.m. at Christ Fellowship Church at 801 N. Congress
Avenue at the Boynton Beach Mall. Please use the Old
Boynton Road entrance to the mall. Volunteers will direct
car participants to the staging area and parade path. The air Aligned
flyover will begin at 11:15 a.m. The car parade will begin with
at 11:45 a.m.
Pilots with airplanes are also encouraged to take part in
the Fly-by portion of the event. All interested pilots should Home • Auto • Boat • RV • Life
call Eric Stein at (772) 446-2291 by Oct. 18 for flight Flood • Business • Commercial
instructions.
The organization asks all ground participants to respect
current COVID precautionary measures. Also, please no
political signage of any kind. Mary-Beth Zipsir
Southeast Florida Honor Flight normally flies local Agent in Charge
WWII, Korean and Vietnam War veterans to Washington,
D.C. to visit and reflect at the memorials built to honor their O: (772) 233-4444
service and sacrifices, four times per year. Veterans can www.smartchoicepartnersfl.com
apply to fly for this day of honor at www.honorflightsefl.org.
Donations to the organization are currently being matched It's our policy that you know yours
dollar-for-dollar by an anonymous guardian donor up to
$10,000 through Nov. 15. Donations can be made at www.
honorflightsefl.org/donate-today.
The next scheduled honor flights for Southeast Florida
Honor Flight out of PBIA are April 10 and May 15, 2021.