Honor Flights For Veterans To Resume In Hudson Valley

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Honor Flights to Washington, D.C., celebrating veterans from the Hudson Valley will resume this fall.

Hudson Valley Honor Flight said there will be two flights.

The Oct. 9 flight will depart from New York Stewart International Airport and the Nov. 6 flight will leave from Westchester County Airport.

Applications can be found here. Priority is given to World War II and Korean War veterans. However, all veterans who have not yet participated in an Honor Flight are encouraged to apply.

Organization Chairman Frank Kimler said they were "beyond excited" to get back to honoring Hudson Valley veterans with the flights.

Hudson Valley Honor Flight provides a once-in-a-lifetime flight to the nation's capital, where veterans are transported around the city by bus to visit war memorials, attend a dinner in their honor and then return home.

Each veteran is escorted by a personal guardian and the flight team for the day-long trip. Honored veterans fly free, and guardians pay a fee of $400.

The organization said it will be following guidance from the National Honor Flight Network requiring all flight participants to be fully vaccinated against the new coronavirus.