Countless retired law enforcement officers are visiting Washington D.C., on the fourth and final Honor Flight of this year out of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. The Oct. 17 trip will include visits to the World War II Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Vietnam War Memorial, Iwo Jima, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the US Air Force […]
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Flight honoring local veterans takes off from CVG tomorrow
The first honor flight of 2023 will take off from CVG tomorrow, with three others planned throughout the year. Honor flights offer veterans age 65+, who served stateside or overseas, flights to their memorials in Washington, D.C., at no cost. All veterans traveling on this flight are from the Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and southeastern […]
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Final honor flight of 2022 departs Tuesday
Tri-State veterans and their guardians will take off from CVG Airport for the fourth and final Honor Flight of 2022. The send-off ceremony will begin at 5:45 a.m. on Oct. 25, on the lower level of CVG airport in the welcome point area. The flight will arrive back at 8:35 p.m. that same night and […]
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Third honor flight of the year set to take off Tuesday
The third honor flight this year will take off Tuesday at 7:40 a.m., but will begin with a send-off ceremony at 5:35 a.m. The honor flight will then return at approximately 8:35 p.m. and a welcome home reception will begin at 9. Honor flight gives back to veterans who served the United States by taking […]
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Honor Run founder presents $50,000 to chair of Honor Flight Tristate
Scott Spicher, Executive Director of the St Elizabeth Healthcare Honor Run Half Marathon, came to the regular Florence City Council meeting last week to present a check for $50,000 to Cheryl Popp, chairman of the board of the Honor Flight Tristate. Each year for the last seven years, Spicher, the founder of the half marathon, has […]
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First Honor Flight of 2017 Recognizes 72 Tri-State Veterans
Jack McGraw took his Honor Flight last year. FTM file. Seventy-two Tri-State veterans and their guardians will take an Honor Flight from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) Tuesday, April 18, 2017, destined for Washington D.C. to see memorials and participate in ceremonies that honor their service to their country. Honor Flight Tri-State’s sole mission is […]
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Fort Thomas had Two Veterans on Honor Flight
Bill Burkart with his son, Bob Burkart ready to board the Honor Flight Recently, Fort Thomas Matters did a story on Jack McGraw, a Korean War veteran who flew as a guest of the Honor Flight organization on October 25, 2016. It turns out there were two Fort Thomas residents on that flight. Bill Burkart, […]
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Fort Thomas Korean War Veteran Given Honor Flight
Jack McGraw getting ready for his flight. FTM file. Only a tiny percentage of our population understands what it’s like to live with the memories of serving during a war. For those survivors and heroes that do, it can be difficult to put it in perspective. Luckily, there is an organization that wants to help. […]