The First Honor Flight – Top of Virginia

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The first Honor Flight – Top of VA (https://www.honorflight-tov.org ) for WWII, Korea, and Viet-Nam veterans of Loudoun County, departed the morning of Saturday, September 7, 2019 and returned to the Ashburn Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department (AVFRD) Station 6 on 7 September, 2019 around 5:00 pm.

History: The HF-TOV hub team has conducted several successful Honor Flight trips over the past 3-4 years, bringing veterans from the Shenandoah valley and Winchester area to visit their monuments and ANC. Ashburn American Legion Post 2001arranged with them to expand this fabulous opportunity to include the veterans of Loudoun County; we “recruited” veterans from several retirement communities in eastern Loudoun and our Post members, who have now filled this first trip!

American Legion Post 2001 plans to expand this opportunity through the public and partner organizations to reach more eligible vets, as well. We hope to continue facilitating trips from LoCo for some time in the future with your help. The bigger the list, the greater the chances to continue this great program.

Please tell your Loudoun County veteran friends to register today with HF-TOV so they can be on the list for future trips leaving from Loudoun County. Register at https://www.honorflight-tov.org/forms, or call (540) 692-9197.

There is no cost to the veteran! This is an “all expenses paid” day trip with fellow veterans to visit our monuments and witness the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery, among other events. Each veteran can request a friend or family member (but not spouse) be assigned as a Guardian who will accompany the veteran throughout the “flight”, or one will be assigned. Order of precedent is oldest to youngest — WWII, Korea and VN vet, with special consideration given to any vet who is diagnosed as terminal regardless of war era.

The Honor Flight is more than a visit to the monuments, which many of you have seen. This is an opportunity to join other veterans, share stories and enjoy the fellowship that few will ever know…and feel the pride and honor in which Veterans are held by many, many Americans.

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Parking Instructions for Honor Flights 2018

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Hello Wonderful Honor Flight Volunteers-

Please read the following information regarding changes in the parking policy for all volunteers/greeters.

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, all Honor Flight volunteers must park in GARAGE 1 instead of the hourly terminal parking lot.  Parking in Garage 1 provides cover from the elements and has a much lower volume at the cashier lanes, which provides for smoother exits for both volunteers and airport customers alike.  While this may seem like an inconvenience, the airport authorities have been very generous to our organization by offering free parking ever since we began greeting flights at Dulles.  Our parking location may have changed but, we will still enjoy the benefit of not having to pay any fees to do so.  All current airport volunteers (i.e. USO and Traveler’s Aid Volunteers) will also be making this change.

There are 2 entrances to GARAGE 1:

—From the Service Rd/Aviation Dr:  Stay in left lane, past the Marriott to traffic light.  Turn left at the light for the entrance to Garage 1.  From this entry, you will enter the garage on Level 2.  Once in the garage, drive toward the signs that read Terminal.  If you park near the Terminal signage you will be close to either the elevator or stairs as you will need to go down to Level 1 to get the Shuttle bus.  There is no signage directing you to the Shuttle bus until you get to the elevator.

—From the main entrance off of the Toll Rd and Route 28:  Continue on road to the Terminal staying in the extreme right hand lane, the road curves to the right to Garage 1.  From this entry, you will enter the garage on Level 1, the same level as the Shuttle bus shelters/stops.  Remember the Shuttle bus stop number.

When entering Garage 1, pull a ticket from the machine.  Bring it into the terminal to be validated with the stamp by the designated Honor Flight lead.  Print and sign the ticket on the non magnetic side.  DO NOT trade tickets if you are arriving in a group.  Every driver must present the same ticket they received upon entering the garage when they exit the garage.  This procedure has not changed.  Your validated ticket allows exit from Garage 1 ONLY.  VALIDATED TICKETS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT THE TOLL PAZA IN THE HOURLY LOT.  If you choose to park in the Hourly Lot, you will be charged the standard hourly rate.

The Garage 1 shuttle buses run every 5 minutes.  Once on the bus, passengers are transported and dropped off at Terminal Door #2. This is the door closest to the escalators that will take you upstairs to where the majority of our greetings take place.

PLEASE REMEMBER WHERE YOU PARK.

When leaving the main terminal after an Honor Flight arrival or departure concludes, walk down the Door #2 ramp and out the door.  Board the bus marked GARAGE 1.

Exit Garage 1 through the cashier lane.

As always, we appreciate all of our volunteers and the precious time they dedicate to our deserving veterans.  Thank you for your patience and understanding through the implementation of this change.

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