HOTH Mission
Buffalo Niagara Honor Flight #19
Send Off
All Military Branches

Multi-City, NY - 04/05-06/2025
Mission applies to the following Region(s):
Region 1, Region 2
About the Mission:
The organizers of Honor Flight #19 have requested Patriot Guard Riders' participation in sending our heroes from WW II, Korean and Vietnam Wars on an all expenses paid trip to Washington DC to view the monuments erected in their honor.
Primary Staging Date and Staging Time:
04/05/2025 at 07:30am
Staging Location:
National Fuel Office
6363 Main Street
Williamsville, NY 14221
Lead Ride Captain and Contact Info:
Jim Drzewiecki
Special Covid-19 Mission Guidelines:
Updated 15, May 2024
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Special Information:
Members will stand flag line for arriving veterans to take the trip to Washington, DC, expected at 8:00 am. After the veterans are on their buses, members will escort our heroes to Buffalo Niagara International Airport for sendoff to Washington.
Is there a Second Stage to this Mission?
yes
Second Staging Date and Staging Time:
04/06/2025 at 07:00pm
Second Location:
Buffalo Niagara International Airport
4200 Genesee St.
Buffalo, NY 14225
Second Lead Ride Captain and Contact Info:
SRC Dick Hancock
Second Stage - Special Information:
Members will meet at South Western Gate for Flight # 553 return from Washington, DC. Flight is expected at 7:15 pm. After our heroes are on their buses, members will escort them back to National Fuel Offices on Main St, Williamsville, NY.
Is there a Third Stage to this Mission?
no
Submitted by:
SRC Dick Hancock
rs 03/26; MER