"Welcome Back" event for Honor Flight. Four busloads of Veterans left Upper Merion around 5am for Washing D.C. They spent their day touring the memorials that honor their service to our county. Escorted by UMPD, PSP, and multitude of motorcycles, the four bussed returned to a "hero's welcome" at the middle school Saturday afternoon .

Honor Flight was created with a simple, yet powerful, mission – honoring our nation’s veterans by bringing them to Washington, D.C. to visit the memorials built to commemorate their service and sacrifice.  The Honor Flight Network was co-founded by Jeff Miller and Earl Morse.

While initially focused only on America’s World War II veterans, Honor Flight Network now also includes those who served in the military during the Korean and Vietnam War eras, along with veterans of any service era who are critically ill.

Transporting approximately 22,500 veterans annually, Honor Flight Network has flown over 300,000 veterans to Washington, D.C. since its inception.

Participation in an Honor Flight trip gives veterans the opportunity to share this momentous occasion with other comrades, remember the fallen, and share their stories and experiences with other veterans. Honored veterans always travel free of charge, thanks to generous donations to our organization.

Honor Flight Network is a national nonprofit organization comprised of independent hubs working together to achieve the Honor Flight mission. In furtherance of this common goal, they have the enormous privilege of showing our nation’s veterans the appreciation and honor they deserve

(Photos by: FP Lt Bill Vanderslice)