Honor Flight Arizona is very proud to have returned from a three-day journey to Washington D.C. where it represented the entire national Honor Flight Network in celebrating 250,000 World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War Veterans sent… Read More
In October 2016, President Barack Obama signed into law legislation authorizing the establishment of a Wall of Remembrance to be incorporated into the existing Korean War Veterans Memorial that currently resides on the National Mall in Washington D.C…. Read More
After more than 1 1/2 years of inactivity brought on due to health concerns necessitated by the COVID-19 virus, the board of directors of Honor Flight Arizona is excited to announce that we will be flying again in… Read More
After lengthy, detailed, and heartfelt deliberations, the Honor Flight Arizona Board of Directors has elected to postpone any flights until spring of 2022. This was not an easy decision to make. The decision was made in response to… Read More
by Rick Hardina, Honor Flight AZ President Susan Howe, the founder of Honor Flight Arizona, recently announced that she will be retiring from the Board of Directors of the non-profit Veterans organization. For although she intends to remain… Read More
by Susan Howe, Honor Flight AZ Founder It is with deep sorrow that we mourn the loss of Gary Drumheller, an amazing man who found many ways to let our Veterans know that they are loved and cared… Read More
by Rick Hardina, Honor Flight President Memories of special times spent with some very special people As most friends of Honor Flight Arizona have heard, our flights have currently been suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak. Although we… Read More
It is with much sadness that Honor Flight Arizona announces the passing of our long-time Volunteer Carol Taheny. Carol lost her heroic 10-week battle with the Covid-19 virus on June 22nd in Phoenix, Arizona. Carol resided with her… Read More
Thank you for visiting our new website! If you read back through the old posts (dated before August 2017), you will notice blank spaces or boxes with an “x” in the corner to indicate a missing image. Unfortunately,… Read More
Posted: July 26, 2021 by Honor Flight Arizona
Honor Flight Arizona Pays Tribute to a Very Special Friend
Volunteers, Board Members, and friends of Honor Flight Arizona mourn the recent loss of one of their most amazing, loyal friends and supporters–Gaye Platt of Houston, Texas. Gaye passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on July 14th. Gaye was… Read More