Southampton, NY, April 11, 2025 — Honor Flight Long Island, the iconic volunteer-run veterans’ organization, is proud to announce that our Spring Flight to Washington, D.C. is scheduled for Saturday, May 3, 2025. This flight will take 45 Long Island veterans to visit their military memorials, meet with service branch representatives, commiserate with fellow veterans and exchange stories. Honor Flight’s mission is to honor fellow Long Islanders who served in the United States Armed Forces to preserve our freedoms, by providing free, one-day trips to see their D.C. memorials.
Bill Jones of Southampton, the President of Honor Flight Long Island, stated: “Our Spring Flight includes 31 Vietnam War veterans who will receive long overdue recognition and thanks for their service. They’ll be accompanied on this flight by 14 elder comrades, veterans of the Korean War. What this flight really represents is a ‘Big Hug’ to ALL our veterans from Honor Flight, their families and supporters, who make such flights possible,” Jones said. Bill Jones is a U.S. Army veteran and West Point 1972 Graduate.
Thanks to Honor Flight, these 45 veterans will take a free, early-morning Southwest flight to Washington, D.C. Departing from Islip MacArthur Airport at 10:50 a.m., veterans and their guardians will visit the Korean War and Vietnam War Memorials, Arlington National Cemetery for a Changing of the Guard, plus the Air Force and Iwo Jima Memorials and possibly other sites of interest.
Welcoming our Heroes on their return home-
Veterans return to Islip that evening at 10:55 p.m., for a rousing welcome by the Nassau County Firefighters Pipes and Drums Band, plus thunderous applause from family, friends and supporters! There’s no organized ceremony, but everyone is invited FREE to come and welcome our veterans at MacArthur. The suggested arrival time for those who wish to participate is one hour prior to return flight #4096, returning to Islip at 10:55 pm. Be there at 9:55 p.m! *Check Southwest website in case of delays: https://www.flymacarthur.com/southwest-airlines.
Veterans! Get on our waiting list for future Honor Flights to D.C., by clicking on www.honorflightlongisland.org and submitting an application. You’ll fly for free, thanks to donations from across Long Island. You’ll be accompanied by Guardians, able-bodied volunteers who donate $400 (tax deductible) to offset travel costs. Honor Flight has a cohort of volunteers ready to step up for the privilege of escorting our heroes to D.C. Questions? Call Jamie Bowden at (631) 702-2423 or JBowden@southamptontownny.gov.
Contact: Robert F. Salant, Public Affairs, (718) 791-4758, rsalant123@outlook.com.
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