Claude Westfall says the event is one of the most memorable occasions of his long life.
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Honor Flight returns home with some local heroes
PORTLAND — World War II veterans came back to Maine on Sunday morning exuberant, following a whirlwind Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C. — all expenses paid — to see the nation’s monuments. On Friday, the day President Barack Obama celebrated VE Day and vintage aircraft flew overhead, these Maine warriors arrived — 25 in […]
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Video: ‘Honor Flight,’ a documentary tribute to veterans, to close out film festival
AUBURN — The Emerge Film Festival will salute veterans with a touching and uplifting documentary to close out the weekend. “Honor Flight” will be the final film shown at the second annual festival. The screening will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 12, at the Franco Center in Lewiston. Veterans and active-duty servicemen will receive […]
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‘Honor Flight’ benefit concert to help veterans travel to memorials
LEWISTON — Organizers of a new concert fundraiser Thursday hope to raise thousands of dollars for Honor Flight, which helps area veterans visit their monuments in Washington for free. The concert, scheduled for 7 to 10 p.m. at the Franco Center in Lewiston, will feature local musicians, patriotic observances and an appearance by Honor Flight […]
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Honor Flight brings veterans to see their national memorials
Earl Morse wants every able World War II veteran in Maine to be able to see their Washington memorial, to touch its stone pillars and arches and feel the gratitude of the country. “That is priceless,” Morse, a retired Air Force captain, said. “That is irreplaceable.” He knows. For about nine years, the physician assistant […]