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RMHF Mission #49 Video Good morning, Brothers and friends – you all know of my strong commitment and involvement in the Rocky Mountain Honor Flight and I wanted to share this with you.  It’s humbling and so heart-warming to be able to assist with these flights and to share these meaningful trips with true heroes. We were…

Via Wreaths Across America, our Veterans Coalition project places wreaths on veterans’ graves in Clear Creek County, Gilpin County, and Fort Logan cemeteries. A few years ago, Troy Erickson, our chairman, sought a way to repurpose the ‘retired’ wreaths after the Christmas Season. Currently he is working with Colorado Wildlife, Colorado Elks Association and volunteers…

The Independence Day Parade in Georgetown, Colorado is always a great event.  Several thousand visitors come up to the mountain town in the heart of Colorado’s Gold Country to celebrate America’s birthday.  We always have an outstanding and patriotic parade, followed by a picnic in the park.  Idaho Springs then sponsors a great fireworks show…

Each year on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, Flags for Fallen Vets places a small American flag at the grave of every veteran buried in the National Cemeteries across the country.  The program was started more than 25 years ago to help ensure that our nation’s veterans are appropriately remembered on this important day.…

There are no strangers on the Honor Flight – only good friends that we haven’t met yet! This is so true when thirty veterans of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War leave for the 47th Rocky Mountain Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. on May 23-25.  The veterans were accompanied by 24…

The American Legion Post 1 hosted a Forgotten Heroes Campaign Awards Ceremony on April 27.  More than 100 friends and family members filled the room for this wonderful event at which five veterans were honored with the presentation of a shadow box display of the military awards and service emblems. U.S. Air Force Brigadier General…

The Rocky Mountain Honor Flight makes four trips each year to Washington, D.C.  Each Honor Flight has 30 veterans from World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam War.  These veterans are honored guests and make the trips at no cost to them.  They are treated as the Heroes and VIP’s that they truly are. …