Sunday, January 13, 2013
After a successful first run of the documentary in Wisconsin theatres, the documentary film that follows the story of the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight will show again this month.
The documentary film that follows the story of the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight will be shown for a second time at Marcus Theatres in New Berlin and other select Marcus theaters throughout the state this week. Four theatres that will have showings from Jan. 14 through the 17 include: Several other locations have confirmed showings scheduled for just Jan. 16 and 17, including: Starring two Ozaukee County WWII veterans, Honor Flight follows a team of local volunteers as they race against the clock to send every WWII veteran on a completely free trip — an Honor Flight — to Washington, DC to visit the war memorials built to commemorate their service. Throughout the Honor Flight experience veterans begin to share their war stories — some for …
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.
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 …
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 for three days: this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Starting Friday, the film will have a limited nationwide release. Locally, the documentary is showing at the New Berlin Ridge Cinema, Menomonee Falls Cinema, Delafield Hillside Cinema and …
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 …
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Stars and Stripes Honor Flight to share stories of veterans throughout the area during film premiere at Miller Park on Saturday.
Stars and Stripes Honor Flight was aiming big with plans for its Field of Honor event on Saturday — meant to bring together thousands of veterans as well as feature the world premiere of the organization's documentary — but news of the ticket sales are making the event even bigger. With 30,393 tickets sold as of late Friday afternoon, the event is on par to beat the Guiness Book of World Records for a movie premiere attendance — which is currently at 27,022 for a soccer film in Brazil, according to a press release from the group. There are just over 500 tickets left, according to the group's Facebook page. "We need people to stay through the credits or they will be deducted from the total ... and we have an awesome post-movie, 15-minute …
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
The Stars and Stripes Honor Flight event planners are moving full steam ahead with announcements of more partnerships and entertainment for its Field of Honor event, set for August 11 in Miller Park.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Musical artist and Milwaukee-native Grace Weber is also now set to perform at the Field of Honor event at Miller Park on August 11.
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
The Stars and Stripes Honor Flight event planners are moving full steam ahead with announcements of more partnerships and entertainment for its Field of Honor event, set for August 11 in Miller Park. The first big move comes from the Wisconsin-based chain Culver's, who's Milwaukee-area locations are donating money to the Field of Honor event and also sponsored the group's flight on June 2; Stars and Stripes Honor Flight hit 2,000 veterans served on that flight. Waukesha has three Culver's locations: "We are grateful to have the support of Culver's," said Joe Dean, chairman of the board for Stars and Stripes Honor Flight. "These 40 Culver's restaurants will also step up in a big way on July 18 when they donate a percent of their sales to …
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Stars and Stripes Honor Flight is partnering with the Milwaukee Air & Water Show to bring special air shows and demonstrations to the August 11 event, as well as discounted tickets to the air show the following day.
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Saturday, May 19, 2012
Stars and Stripes Honor Flight has made yet another partnership as plans for its Field of Honor event in Miller Park evolve. Event organizers of the Milwaukee Air & Water Show are teaming up with Stars and Stripes Honor Flight to honor veterans and military service men and women during the August event that will bring together thousands of veterans and feature the world premiere of the organization's documentary. The U.S. Navy Leap Frogs Parachute Demonstration Team will jump into Miller Park Stadium during the Field of Honor event, a press release from Stars and Stripes said. The event will now also include a "special flyover from the Lima Lima Flight Demonstration Team, the world’s only original six aircraft civilian formation aerobatic …
Monday, April 30, 2012
"Everyone we met had such a sincere and genuine appreciation of the service of all those that supported the war effort in so many different ways. Everyone shared a somber appreciation for those that are no longer here to tell their stories."
Ron Kading
10:42 am on Monday, January 14, 2013
A must see for everyone!! I had the honor of being a guardian of a WWII vet in Sept 2010. We both attended the premier showing at Miller Park and a showing a few weeks ago. Both showings were very emotional for of us. I strongly encourage everyone to see this movie. more ›