PGRNY Current Missions

HOTH Mission

Buffalo Niagara Honor Flight
Mission 20 Sendoff and 
Welcome Home

All Military Branches

Buffalo, NY - 06/13-14/2025

Mission applies to the following Region(s):

Region 1, Region 2

About the Mission:

The staff of Buffalo Niagara Honor Flight Mission 20 Sendoff has requested Patriot Guard Riders' participation in escorting veterans from WWII, Korean, and Vietnam Wars to Buffalo Niagara International Airport. The veterans who so honorably served our nation will be sent to Washington, DC for a two-day all-expense paid trip to visit monuments built in their honor.

Primary Staging Date and Staging Time:

06/13/2025 at 08:30am

Staging Location:

Tops Corporation Offices
1760 Wehrle Drive
Williamsville, NY 14221

Acting Lead Ride Captain and Contact Info:

Don Hayes
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Special Information:

Members will stage at Tops Corporate Office and form a flag line for arriving Honor Flight veterans. After buses are loaded, PGR will escort our heroes to Buffalo Niagara Airport for a sendoff ceremony. All members will park at employee parking past the limo parking area. Your RC will have info if anything changes. Thank you for your support.

Is there a Second Stage to this Mission?

yes

Second Staging Date and Staging Time:

06/14/2025 at 06:00pm

Second Location:

Buffalo Niagara International Airport
4200 Genesee St.
Buffalo, NY 14225

Acting Second Lead Ride Captain and Contact Info:

Don Hayes
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Second Stage - Special Information:

Members will stage at South Western arrival gate to greet returning veterans from Washington, DC, then escort them back to Tops Corporate offices on Wehrle Drive. Thank you for standing for our veterans.

Is there a Third Stage to this Mission?

no

Submitted by:

SRC Dick Hancock

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