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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.
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