About Us

2008
July	First meeting to discuss Honor Flight project for Columbia Region. Sign contract to charter a USAir 737.
August	WISTV and The State do several special reports. We receive our first major gift of $7,500 and several gifts of $2,500. Verizon provides us a cell phone.
September	Gilbert Middle School contacts us and indicates they want to raise funds for Honor Flight. Andre Bauer, Murray Price, and Bill Dukes go to Gilbert Middle School to kick off their efforts.
November	The State does 10 Profiles of WWII Veterans. Gilbert Middle School contributes a check for $7,800. Inaugural Honor Flight; 95 WWII Veterans travel.
2009
January	USC Hospitality class decides to raise funds for Honor Flight of South Carolina. They raise a total of $28,000.
March	ATO Fraternity at USC raise $7,500 for Honor Flight of South Carolina.
April	Second Honor Flight, on the 15th. USC Spring Football Game honors WWII Veterans. USC Baseball Team honors WWII Veterans.
May	Third Honor Flight, on the 27th.
July	Fort Jackson invites WWII Veterans to be Honored Guests at Graduation. VIP tour of Fort Jackson.
August	Honor Flight of South Carolina helps launch another Honor Flight project in Charleston. We also help launch a project for Kershaw, SC.
September	Fourth Honor Flight, on the 5th.
October	Joint National Guard selects Honor Flight of South Carolina to be recipient of a portion of proceeds from sale of concessions during air and ground firepower show. WWII Veterans are special VIP guest at preview show. Total awarded to Honor Flight is $25,000. Agreed to collaborate with Celebrate Freedom Foundation for their Spring Event, which will honor Vietnam Era Veterans.
November	Fifth Honor Flight from Columbia, on the 7th; first Honor Flight from Charleston. 300 people from SC are at the WWII Memorial at 10:30 am on this day including 182 WWII Veterans. Kershaw Honor Flight supported by Honor Flight of South Carolina.