Highlights from our 113th flight
marc.zarefsky2024-04-19T08:36:18-05:00On April 10, we opened our 16th flight season with HFC113 comprising three WWII, 11 Korean War and 101 Vietnam Veterans traveling together to our nation’s capital.
Rufus Hall: Pondering at the age of 91
marc.zarefsky2024-04-10T11:04:35-05:00Glenn Hall, affectionately known as Rufus, was born in Idlewild, Tennessee. Rufus was the middle child of a family of seven. Idlewild was a small farm town of about 300 people.
Ken Molnaire: An essential component of Patton’s Third Army
marc.zarefsky2024-04-29T10:29:30-05:00Born 99 years ago this March, Kenneth “Ken” Molnaire grew up in Chicago. Living in Edison Park he attended Ebinger School, graduating in 1939.
Donna Cooley: Paving the way for future generations
marc.zarefsky2024-04-07T21:54:05-05:00Donna Cooley enlisted in the Army at a time when military duties that were traditionally done by men started opening up to women. She said “it was a tough time for women because the Army wasn’t prepared and didn’t know what to do with us.”
John Ashford: A remarkable rise from Private to Major
marc.zarefsky2024-04-12T10:20:31-05:00Major John Ashford knew he was in a bad situation on that dangerous day in Bosnia in 1996. What he didn’t know was how fast it was going to go from bad to worse.
Thomas Legg: A man of many skills
marc.zarefsky2024-04-06T22:07:55-05:00Thomas Legg grew up in North Hammond, Indiana. His father, a World War II veteran, was in the Civil Defense and was a very strict man. Tom was in the Boys Scouts and also took first aid courses for his medical merit badges.
Mike Di Benedetto: A good Chicago kid grows up in Korea
marc.zarefsky2024-04-06T21:49:17-05:00The Korean War Legacy Foundation website encourages visitors to “imagine being a young soldier thrust into a foreign country thousands of miles away to fight a war.”