NEWS
Charles H. Goebel: All In on the Navy
During his senior year in High School, he attended a career fair. The Navy was looking for recruits as enlisted flight crew. When he learned that one of the Naval aircraft tracked Russian subs he was “all in”.
William ‘Corky’ Gould: An Ordinary Guy, Extraordinary Risks
William “Corky” Gould was a 20-year-old boiler technician on the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea 100 miles off the coast of North Vietnam when a fire alarm blared. A second alarm followed 20 seconds later.
Jim Hamilton: A love for flight
Jim Hamilton discovered his passion for air travel as a teenager, when he routinely rode to O'Hare and hopped on short flights to and from Chicago — all without his parents knowledge.
PODCAST: HONOR. THANK. INSPIRE.
Honor. Thank. Inspire. is a new Podcast from Honor Flight Chicago where we sit down with our senior war heroes and hear — in their own words — their experiences in service to our nation. Hosted by long-time ABC 7 Chicago reporter and HFC board member Paul Meincke, Honor. Thank. Inspire. captures living history via first-person accounts of war from the actual men and women who served and sacrificed.
Subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
HONORING OUR HEROES
HFC veterans by service
HONOR FLIGHT CHICAGO GIFT SHOP
Honor Flight Chicago is proud to launch a new online gift shop in partnership with industry leader IAS Branding out of Wheeling, Illinois. The new shop features an array of new apparel, headwear, and accessory offerings to show your Honor Flight Chicago pride while at the same time supporting our mission. Traditional favorites like our challenge coins, patches and pins remain available, while other legacy items will be available at closeout prices while supplies last. Since 1995, IAS Branding has led the industry in branded apparel and promotional merchandise, servicing corporate and athletic partners.
