Honor Flight
Pittsburgh

Honor Flight Pittsburgh Event Photography

We volunteered as one of the event photographers for Honor Flight Pittsburgh - a local organization that schedules groups of veterans to visit the war memorials in Washington, D.C.

We started the day at 4am in Wexford, Pennsylvania. Three large buses arrived and were loaded with supples (wheelchairs, snacks, water, medical supplies, etc.) and after breakfast - 150 vets boarded the buses to D.C.

Each veteran was paired up with a "Guardian", someone who looked after them throughout the day - keeping them safe and on schedule. (This is often a son, daughter, spouse or friend of the veteran).

Throughout our 19-hour day we visited the Air Force Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, Korean Memorial, The Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. (I learned that Honor Flight is the only organization that is permitted to enter the cemetery with buses to drop of and pick up veterans)

We returned to Wexford around 10:30 pm for a celebration with over 100 friends and family to greet the veterans.