Monday, April 1, 2013
Emma Rose, a 17-year-old girl undergoing cancer treatments, has been putting together donation baskets for other cancer patients, and Stars and Stripes Honor Flight is donating to the cause.
Editor's note: The following information has been updated to correct the source of the donation. The Stars and Stripes Honor Flight will be part of an area cancer patient's efforts to help others suffering with the disease at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Energy Foundation has donated 100 DVD copies of the Honor Flight documentary to support the efforts of 17-year-old Emma Rose, a cancer patient who launched the donation effort to help cancer patients. Joe Dean, founder of Stars and Stripes Honor Flight, shared parts Rose's message in regards to her efforts: "It has been a tough year, but I am finally starting to feel better. I am entering the maintenance phase of my treatment. Even though this is the "easiest" part …
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Stars and Stripes Honor Flight is offering paver bricks for sale, which can be used to honor a veteran or someone you love. The bricks are discounted for the holidays.
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Saturday, December 15, 2012
Editor's note: The following information is taken from a press release from Stars and Stripes Honor Flight. As you may know, Stars and Stripes Honor Flight has dedicated a replica of the WWII Memorial "Wisconsin Pillar" placed prominently and beautifully on the new Coal Dock Park in Port Washington. The park officially opens in June of 2013. However, just in time for Christmas, you may now support Honor Flight by purchasing a customized paver brick in honor of your family and/or your favorite veteran. The bricks will adorn a gorgeous walkway to the memorial. As we are interested in having as many people as possible participate and honor our veterans, we are offering the bricks for a limited time for only $50.00. This is easy: Information …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
The Stars and Stripes Honor Flight documentary is playing at select Marcus Theatres across Wisconsin through Friday, and it's first day was a big hit.
At least 2,000 viewers visited Marcus Theatres on Wednesday for the premiere of the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight documentary on the big screen, organization officials estimate. "Over 1,000 students have seen the film here in WI now ... on Day 1 ... not counting Madison ... not counting nonstudents," founder Joe Dean said. The estimate includes a total of 500 students throughout Ozaukee County, according to Port Washington-Saukville School District Superintendent Mike Weber. The youth's attendance is part of the Honor Flight's secondary mission to bridge the gap between the veterans and younger generations. "We will always remember the sacrifices of this greatest generation and our gratitude toward them," Weber said in an e-mail to Honor …
Monday, December 3, 2012
The documentary film that follows the story of the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight airs in Marcus Theatres throughout the state this week, but not before members of Congress take time to view the movie on their home turf.
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Monday, December 3, 2012
The documentary film showcasing the locally born Stars and Stripes Honor Flight will play at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday in front of members of Congress as well as capitol staff and Honor Flight volunteers. Jo Jensen, of Honor Flight, said four members of Congress will speak during a reception before the movie shows, and five WWII veterans will also be present. The documentary, titled "The Story of Stars and Stripes Honor Flight," will hit the big screen in select Marcus Theatres across Wisconsin on Wednesday. The film will have a limited release nationwide starting Dec. 7. Click here for locations. Starring two Ozaukee County WWII veterans, the film follows a team of local volunteers as they race against the clock to send every WWII …
Friday, November 9, 2012
Stars and Stripes Honor Flight, We Energies and Port Washington officials hosted the event to install the WWII Wisconsin Pillar of Honor.
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Friday, November 9, 2012
A tent packed to standing-room-only met on the planned Coal Dock Park on Friday afternoon to celebrate the installation of the WWII Wisconsin Pillar of Honor. "The pillar is now in place and on time for Veterans Day," said Brad Hoeft, president of Stars and Stripes Honor Flight. "May this site serve as a place of reflection and respect for generations to come." The pillar is an effort of Stars and Stripes Honor Flight, an organization that works to send WWII veterans to see the memorial in Washington D.C. at no cost. Honor Flight is a national program, and the Stars and Stripes branch was founded in Port Washington. Related: Honor Flight Meets Goal: No More Waiting List for Veterans Stars and Stripes founder Joe Dean, also a Port …
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Supporting local is an increasingly important topic as more and more people begin to understand the value of giving back to your community. Here's a few suggestions to add to your local list.
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Saturday, October 13, 2012
While the Internet has certainly played a large role in globalization, it can also help community members think local. For instance, if you're trying to find a way to get involved in your community — it doesn't have to be that hard. There's plenty of organizations who regularly use Facebook as a way to let you know what's going on. Here are some local businesses to know about on Facebook. "Like" their pages, never miss a thing — and increase your local support. Find local businesses in the Patch directory, and area events in the Patch calendar. And, of course ... follow us on Facebook! What's your favorite charitable cause in the area? Tell us in the comments.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
City gets pillar donated and is now fast tracking plans to get memorial up by Veteran's Day.
Port Washington leaders said Tuesday they're planning to build a World War II memorial in the new Coal Dock project on the city’s lakefront. Ald. Joe Dean said planners for the project want to erect a replica of the Wisconsin pillar from the national World War II memorial in Washington, D.C., which will be placed between a main and side walkway at the Coal Dock. "We found veterans just flock to this part of the memorial and have their pictures taken," Dean said. "(W)e toured the Coal Dock area and couldn’t think of a better place to put this." Dean said the offer to get the pillar came from a Madison company during the sold-out premier of the "Stars and Stripes Honor Flight" documentary that took place at Miller Park earlier this year. The…
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Monday, October 1, 2012
Stars and Stripes Honor Flight has taken 2,239 veterans from southeastern Wisconsin to see the WWII Memorial and other memorials in Washington, DC. The film documenting their stories continues to draw attention.
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Monday, October 1, 2012
Editor's note: The following information is taken from a press release provided by Stars and Stripes Honor Flight. The documentary film that follows the story of Stars and Stripes Honor Flight was picked to be the Opening Night Film at the fourth annual Naples International Film Festival in Naples, FL, on Nov. 1. Organizers of the Naples Film Festival say they are excited to host the East coast premiere of "The Story of Stars and Stripes Honor Flight," a powerful feature-length documentary that chronicles one community’s mission to honor the rapidly diminishing numbers of World War II veterans before they are gone. 1,300 tickets will be sold for the opening night film and party at the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples. Click here …
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Miller Park is the site for a day of honor and remembrance for veterans from the greatest generation and then some, breaking a world record in the process.
The showing of a documentary based on the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight brought tears to the eye, cheers from the crowd and broke a record for attendance. "Field of Honor," a documentary based on the journey of veterans to visit their war memorials in Washington, D.C., had its premier showing at Miller Park to a nearly sold-out crowd estimated at 33,000. Official totals confirmed by a representative of the Guiness Book of World records put the exact attendance at 28,442. The Honor Flight Network began in 2004 when Earl Morse, a retired air force captain and physician's assistant at a VA clinic in Ohio realized most of his patients who were World War II vets had neither the funds nor the physical ability to make the trip to see their own …
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Event at Miller Park brought together thousands of veterans and their families where they shared their stories of war, bravery and true love.
A sobering statistic flashed across the screen at Miller Park during the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight Field of Honor film debuted Saturday night. “One-thousand World War II veterans die every day.” As the veterans pass, so goes the chance to honor them, to hear their stories and to learn from the Greatest Generation. But honor flights throughout the state allow for those veterans to be honored and appreciated and to share their stories with the rest of the world. Martin Videkovich, of Caledonia, fittingly was sworn into the U.S. Navy on July 4, 1942, before he was shipped out to the Pacific. He recently had the chance to see the World War II Memorial when he went on the June Honor Flight. For Videkovich, the highlight of the trip “was …
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