Upcoming Honor Flight For Veterans

By Alexis Pencar

SHARON SPRINGS — There is an upcoming Honor Flight to Washington D.C. for Veterans this coming April 23rd, 2025 with available space for Veterans and Guardians. This is a wonderful and honorable experience for the whole group and is something Veterans should do at least once!

This Honor Flight is put on by Patriot Flight Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring America's veterans for their sacrifices. This group is a member of the National Honor Flight Network serving 7 counties in NY including Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Saratoga, Greene, Washington, and Columbia Counties as well as parts of Vermont and Massachusetts

An Honor Flight is an organized day trip from Albany to Washington, D.C., allowing Veterans to visit and reflect at their memorials. Priority is given to Senior Veterans, such as WWII survivors, and those with terminal illnesses, followed by Korean and Vietnam War Veterans. These trips are an experience of a life-time and are provided at no cost to the Veterans.

During the November 8th, 2024, Sharon Silver & Gold Senior Club’s Luncheon meeting at the Sharon Springs Firehouse, Greg Furlong President of Leatherstocking Honor Flight, spoke about the good work they get to do by taking Veterans to Washington DC to see the memorials themselves. He said the goal is that “Veterans are appreciated” and “feel like rockstars they really are”. They visit the different war memorials with a large group of people and according to Furlong, “It is a very powerful day and we are proud to do what we do, humbled by it too”

If you are interested and available, the next flight is scheduled for April 23, 2025, and there are openings for veterans and guardians. Applications can be submitted via email to PatriotFlight.Applications@gmail.com or please visit https://patriotflight.org/ for more information.