Flag City Honor Flight (FCHF) will launch its second mission of the year on June 3, honoring primarily Vietnam Veterans, with a few Korean War Veterans also on board.
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Flag City Honor Flight (FCHF) is proud to launch its 2025 season with a mission taking off on April 1—marking the organization’s first flight with a new airline.
September 4, 2024, Press Release from Flag City Honor Flight: (Findlay, OH – Sept. 4, 2024) – Flag City Honor Flight (FCHF) is preparing for its 28th mission on September 10, 2024, to take 87 Veterans, primarily from the Vietnam War era, to Washington, D.C., to visit memorials built in their honor. This flight is sponsored by Marathon Petroleum, a dedicated partner of Flag City Honor Flight since 2014. As part of the sponsorship, employees will serve as Guardians to Veterans on this flight, allowing them to witness the impact firsthand—an opportunity made possible through the flight sponsorship. In addition to sponsoring this flight, Marathon Petroleum will host the 2024 Spirit of Freedom 5K Run, Walk, Ruck on Saturday, October 5, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT at their headquarters, 539 S Main St., Findlay, Ohio. Organized by Marathon and their Veterans employee network, HONOR, the race is open to the community.
OTTAWA, OH (WLIO) - The community of Ottawa is supporting an organization that takes our local veterans on a trip of a lifetime.
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Bikers revved up their engines on Sunday to help fund free trips to D.C. for our local veterans.
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - A bowling alley was packed with people showing their support for Lima's veterans.
Allen County, OH (WLIO) - If you saw a large group of motorcycles driving around the area Sunday, they were making sure that veterans get the …
17 veterans left Lima Monday evening to meet up with others in Detroit to fly to Washington D.C. This is the first of three trips to the United States’ capital that the Flag City Honor Flight will be making in 2022. The trips are completely free for the veterans, and it gives them the chance to visit the national monuments that were built in their honor.
A local organization dedicated to honoring veterans will be suspending its Washington D.C. trips until further notice. The Flag City Honor Flight has announced they will be putting the rest of their trips scheduled for 2020 on hold until they are able to ensure the safety of everyone traveling. The trip gives veterans of war a way to visit memorials in the nation's capital.
People come out to show their support to make sure veterans get the recognition they deserve.
The Flag City Honor Flight held their annual “Ride for Honor” and chicken dinner to raise money to send veterans from World War II, Korea and Vietnam wars to Washington D.C to see the monuments that were built in their honor. This is one of five fundraisers the group does to get the money to continue their mission, Organizer Mike Melvin has helped send over 60 veterans on the trip, and he is looking to do more with the community’s help.