Honor Flight Rochester

06/01/2026

The Ultimate Brasstacular is back!!

05/31/2026

Congratulations to Larry Strassner, better known as Gunny to the Honor Flight Rochester crew! We are so proud of you!

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05/28/2026

Hello Honor Flight Rochester Friends & Supporters,
After a 4+ year hiatus, we are so happy to bring back the Honor Flight Rochester golf tournament thanks to our friends at Lakeshore Country Club. The date is scheduled for Friday, August 21, 2026 with registration starting at 11:30am and a start time of 1:00pm.
We have added a QR code to the attached flyer for easy payment via Zeffy, or you can click the link below:
Please note: Zeffy automatically adds a suggested tip (that goes to Zeffy), so please select the drop-down menu and choose $0 if you do not wish to add one.

Register Here- https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-golf-tournament-30

If you would like to pay by check, please mail to Honor Flight Rochester, Attn: Lakeshore Golf Tournament, PO Box 23581, Rochester, NY 14692, by July 15th.

05/27/2026

Attention Livingston County Veterans!!

05/26/2026

Our 1st outdoor event of 2026. Join us on Sunday June 14th from 11:00am to 7:00pm for our Annual Brasstacular; benefiting Honor Flight Rochester.

05/25/2026

Say Hello to HFR at the Rochester Red Wings game with bruceisbatdog and our own Rosie the Riveter throwing out the first pitch!

05/25/2026

Memorial Day Parades in Fairport and Pittsford today

05/25/2026

For the Honor Flight Network, Memorial Day is a solemn day of collective remembrance, a pause to honor the extraordinary men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice while wearing the uniform of the United States.

While the Honor Flight mission focuses on expressing gratitude to living veterans by bringing them to Washington, D.C., Memorial Day serves as a poignant reminder of why those memorials were built in the first place.

The granite pillars of the World War II Memorial, the silent statues of the Korean War Veterans Memorial, and the deeply etched names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial do not just represent chapters in a history book. They represent classmates, brothers-in-arms, friends, and loved ones who never made the journey back home to American soil.

When we bring our Honor Flight veterans to these national memorials, we see the healing impact of remembering the fallen. A veteran touching a name on the Vietnam Wall – or staring silently at a gold star – isn't just looking at a physical monument. That veteran is remembering a face, a voice, and a life cut short in service to our nation.

Ultimately, honoring America’s veterans also means remembering those who served and are no longer with us. This Memorial Day, we are reminded of our “why” – the reason Honor Flight has the enormous and distinct privilege of celebrating these heroes in the first place.

A grateful nation must never forget the courage, the sacrifices, and the selflessness of those who have gone before us.

05/25/2026

Honoring all the members of our armed forces who gave what President Abraham Lincoln called "the last full measure of devotion," Memorial Day is one of the most important and solemn days on the National Mall. Across 250 years of American history, starting with those who fell while fighting alongside General George Washington in the Revolutionary War to recent conflicts, we will never forget our heroes. The military memorials on the National Mall are stunning tributes to hundreds of thousands of people who laid down their lives for freedom. Today we lay wreaths at these special places, but every day, walking past stone walls and metal statues, we recognize the loved and lost and offer the thanks of a grateful nation.

Photo by National Park Service.