PGRNY Completed Missions

HOTH Mission

Honor Flight Rochester Mission 78

All Military Branches

Rochester, NY - 06/18/2023

Mission applies to the following Region(s):

Region 1, Region 2

About the Mission:

Welcome Home Honor Flight with our WW II Hero's!! and other era wars at the Greater Rochester International Airport.

Primary Staging Date and Staging Time:

06/18/2023 at 12:15pm

Staging Location:

Greater Rochester International Airport
1200 Brooks Avenue
Rochester, NY 14624
At the Airport White Parking Lot on Buell Rd.
About a quarter mile North of 1200 Brooks Ave.

Lead Ride Captain and Contact Info:

Nigel Heaton - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Special Covid-19 Mission Guidelines:

Updated 8 March 2022

Based on the most current COVID-19 Prevention Guidelines: Protect Yourself and Your Family from COVID-19, and CDC Guidelines of 3 March 2022, going forward, the Lead Ride Captain for any mission will be responsible for determining whether PGR members will have to mask up or not. Please ensure that you have a mask with you, should the need arise, and respect the LRC’s decision in these matters.

Special Information:

The flight is expected shortly after 1:00 pm with our Veterans coming thru the gate around 1:45 pm.  We need to be in the Terminal for Primary Briefing at 12:55 pm.

Staging; 12:15 pm
At the Airport White Lot on Buell Rd. about a quarter mile North of 1200 Brooks Ave.
Weather is forecast to be upper 70s and 20% chance of rain as of Monday 6/12/2023
Preliminary Briefing around 12:25 pm.
We will ride in as group, weather permitting, and Honor Flight says our arrival is something they look forward to. Those that cage can drive in with us but you do need to have a flag or other symbol to signify you are part of the procession.
Kick Stands up for the ride in at 12:45 pm
They will have parking set aside for bikes.  Cages: please park in the garage closest to the West Tower (right side facing the airport) and bring your parking pass in for validation at the Honor Flight Desk inside the terminal - first floor far west side as soon as you enter the terminal.
There will be a 12:55 pm briefing. We will meet on the far east end of the terminal where the rental car counters are.

Please make sure you have a clean American Flag.
For those on the North side of town who wish to ride in together, I will be at Dunkin Donuts at Mt Read and Maiden Lane in Greece

Is there a Second Stage to this Mission?

no

Submitted by:

Nigel Heaton

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