Jewel-Osco PIN pad donations to benefit HFC
marc.zarefsky2019-02-08T21:59:35-06:00Jewel-Osco will launch a PIN pad donation campaign on February 1 in an effort to raise money for Honor Flight Chicago.
Meet Honor Flight Chicago’s new directors
marc.zarefsky2019-02-08T21:36:51-06:00Honor Flight Chicago is excited to welcome a new Director of Communications and Director of Operations.
Two powerful Veterans Day stories
marc.zarefsky2019-02-08T21:35:50-06:00ABC 7 Chicago recently told the unique stories of John Ullinskey and Bernie Bluestein, two incredible veterans who flew with Honor Flight Chicago.
Honor Flight Chicago to fly Vietnam-era veterans beginning in 2019
marc.zarefsky2018-11-08T00:27:32-06:00CHICAGO (Nov. 7, 2018) – Honor Flight Chicago, the not-for-profit that [...]
Mary Pettinato to step aside from CEO role
marc.zarefsky2018-10-15T15:30:23-05:00If you were on your deathbed, what’s one thing you would [...]
WGN feature on Honor Flight Chicago
marc.zarefsky2018-09-28T21:32:14-05:00WGN-TV traveled with Honor Flight Chicago in July 2018 to provide a behind-the-scenes look at the Honor Flight Chicago experience.
Veteran comments from our 86th flight
marc.zarefsky2018-07-20T13:54:46-05:00Hear from some of our World War II and Korean War veterans who flew with Honor Flight Chicago on July 11, 2018.
Veteran comments from our 85th flight
marc.zarefsky2018-06-11T12:23:31-05:00Take a look back at some of the highlights and hear from veterans from Honor Flight Chicago's June 6, 2018 flight. The flight had added significance as it flew on the 74th anniversary of D-Day.
Veteran comments from our 84th flight
marc.zarefsky2018-05-11T15:24:04-05:00Take a look back at some of the highlights and hear from veterans from Honor Flight Chicago's May 9, 2018 flight. The flight was the second of the season and 84th in the history of Honor Flight Chicago.
Honor Flight Chicago has a new office
marc.zarefsky2018-05-02T11:46:48-05:00Honor Flight Chicago has spent nearly a decade operating out of the basement of CEO and Co-Founder Mary Pettinato's home. In May, HFC will move to a new office space in Rosemont, thanks in large part to three incredible partners.
Sparkling Ice, Jewel-Osco raise money for Honor Flight Chicago
marc.zarefsky2018-05-22T10:42:14-05:00Sparkling Ice and Jewel-Osco are partnering to benefit Honor Flight Chicago and raise money to give American senior war veterans a day of honor, thanks and inspiration.
Veteran comments from our 83rd flight
marc.zarefsky2018-04-17T09:34:54-05:00Take a look back at some of the highlights and hear from veterans from Honor Flight Chicago's April 11, 2018 flight, the first of the season and first of the organization's second decade.
Fulfilling a final wish
marc.zarefsky2018-04-24T20:37:55-05:00Don Arseneau waited four years to fly with Honor Flight Chicago. He was forced to cancel on three different occasions because of illness. He was finally ready to receive his day of honor when the unthinkable happened.
Popeyes sponsors Honor Flight Chicago flight
marc.zarefsky2018-04-11T09:09:07-05:00On April 11, 99 Chicago-area WWII and Korean War veterans will travel with Honor Flight Chicago to Washington, D.C., for a once-in-a-lifetime day of honor at their national war memorials. These heroic men and women will be the beneficiaries of a special partnership with Popeyes® Chicagoland Co-op.
John Martin: From gunner to driver
marc.zarefsky2018-04-08T21:49:02-05:00John Martin was a driver for a battalion commander and platoon leader during the Korean War. His brother served in WWII at the Battle of the Bulge.
Eugene Bylina: Diesel locomotive driver
marc.zarefsky2018-04-08T21:31:17-05:00Gene’s job in South Korea was to drive diesel locomotives hauling train cars of ammunition, food, K rations and other supplies. The U.S. Army used the Korean rail system, but the train engines were diesel locomotives brought over from the United States.
William Howland: A World War II POW
marc.zarefsky2018-04-11T22:32:39-05:00Bill Howland was a POW during World War II. He estimates there were approximately 300 POWs in his group. About two weeks before the war ended, Bill escaped in part by hiding in a barn in a pile of hay.
Jerome Adler: Enlisting for a friend
marc.zarefsky2018-04-05T07:26:33-05:00Jerome Adler enlisted in the Army, much to the chagrin of his parents. Jerry remarked that his enlistment was motivated in part by the battlefield death of a childhood friend in Korea during the first year of that war.
Jim Carroll: Suffering hard times
marc.zarefsky2018-04-03T21:40:18-05:00Jim enlisted in September, 1946 with four buddies from his neighborhood gang, the “Parkside Maulers.” They all had the idea of using the GI Bill after their service.
William Adams: Youthful work pays off
marc.zarefsky2018-04-03T10:42:50-05:00When the Marine Corps asked for soldiers to volunteer to fight in Korea, Bill stepped forward. He and approximately 5,000 other Marines boarded a Merchant Marine vessel and headed to Korea.