Don't Miss: World Premiere of 'Hudson Valley Honor Flight: Generation Bridge'

A movie about one of the most moving volunteer efforts around—Hudson Valley Honor Flight—will have its world premiere Jan 24.

This red-carpet event will feature World War II veterans from all over the Hudson Valley, as well as Producer Joe Allen, a Rockland County resident, Past Executive Director and Hudson Valley Honor Flight Co-Founder Rebecca Boone and Executive Director Beth Vought.

Hudson Valley Honor Flight, a non-profit organization created to honor America’s World War II veterans for all their sacrifices, is a chapter of the National Honor Flight Network and serves veterans in Orange, Ulster, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, Sullivan and Pike Counties.

The group takes World War II heroes whose average age is 90-plus years old, to Washington, D.C. at no cost to them so they can visit and reflect at the WWII Memorial and at the Iwo Jima Memorial.

“For what they sacrificed and for all they have given to us, the Honor Flights are a small token of our appreciation,” said HVHF Executive Director Becky Boone.

HVHF takes off several times a year out of Stewart International Airport and Westchester County Airport. The daylong trip includes receptions, tours, and watching the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery.

The vets have begun visiting local schools to provide insight into the World War II era to the next generation, and the film also examines that interaction.

On Jan. 24, after the showing, Allen; Hudson Valley Honor Flight officials and local high school students who participated in the film will be available for a question-and-answer session with audience members.

WHAT: World Movie Premiere Event
“Hudson Valley Honor Flight: Generation Bridge”

WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015
Doors Open 4 pm; Showtime 5 pm; VIP Reception Immediately Following

WHERE: Historic Paramount Theatre
17 South Street, Middletown NY 10940

Related:

• Ossining Veteran Goes to DC on Hudson Valley Honor Flight
• Hudson Valley Honor Flight

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