WW2 VETS! Honor Flight (national) and it's Chicago branch is a non profit organization created solely to honor America’s veterans for all their sacrifices. We fly our heroes to Washington, DC to visit and reflect at their memorials [for free]. Top priority is given to the senior veterans – WW II survivors along with those other veterans that may be terminally ill.... Based on recent statistics, we are losing WW II veterans at the rate of 1200 per day. Honor Flight will continue do whatever it takes to fulfill the dreams of our veterans and, very importantly, our senior heroes travel absolutely free. HONOR FLIGHT – our way of paying a small tribute to those that gave so much; to take a memorable, safe, and rewarding FLIGHT with HONOR!!! See HonorFlightChicago.org.
A song titled " Before You Go" is offered as an expression of heartfelt gratitude to our aging veterans - those who fought and won the Second World War, fought in Korea to preserve that victory, and later in an unpopular war to stop post WWII communist aggressions in Vietnam, yet all too frequently returning home to a cold reception from those whose freedoms they fought to protect. "Before You Go" is a tribute and "thank you" for their bravery, gallantry and sacrifices that assure the continued enjoyment of freedoms unprecedented in the history of mankind. This song was originally written in dedication to the veterans of WWII. As we lose those who gave us so much to age and time, it is our hope that the wondrous technology of the age of Internet will help us to deliver this tribute and message of thanks to every surviving veteran of the Second World War, their families and descendants, and to our aging veterans of subsequent wars to preserve their victory. See the full website at www.BeforeYouGo.us. |
"Poor is the nation that has no heroes...
Shameful is the one that, having them, forgets."
- Unknown
"Your silent tents of green
We deck with fragrant flowers;
Yours has the suffering been,
The memory shall be ours."
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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