Day 8 – Rhode Island
June 14, 2010 Today is a very special day for many reasons. It is Flag day and the day we honor our American flag and all it means to us as Americans, its the 235th birthday of the US Army, recognizing this great institution and the amazing history of what this branch of our military … Read more
Day 7 – Connecticut
June 13, 2010 Today is a day for worship and thanksgiving. This week has been amazing with opportunities to share continuously. As you can imagine, from reading my itinerary and this weeks posts, the trip is physically demanding and emotionally straining. Each day I share my story with all in attendance but also share the … Read more
Seventh Annual Fallen Heroes Memorial Tribute
Personally Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Posthumously Indian Ledge Park Trumbull, Connecticut Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:30 – 2:30 pm Download Fallen Heroes Program 2010 (PDF File – 725Kb)
Day 6 – Connecticut
June 12, 2010 Last evening we arrived late into Connecticut, staying with a local Gold Star mom we hit the bed hard. This morning we had a chance to take our time a bit but had to be at our next destination in Trumbull, an hour away, at 11am. The event we were attending today … Read more
Day 5 – New York City
June 11, 2010 After maybe 3 hours sleep, woke up this morning and headed into NYC at 4am. We arrived at Rockefeller Plaza at around 630 to meet 4 other Gold Star families. Our goal was to reach out to the Today Show but the area was jammed packed with people because of a visit … Read more
'Honor and Remember Tour' Kicks Off in Va.
By Charlene Israel CBN News Reporter Tuesday, June 08, 2010 Virginia Beach, Va. — The father of a soldier killed in Iraq has begun a cross country trek to gain support for the adoption of a symbol to recognize all Americans who have been killed in military service. The kickoff for the Honor and Remember … Read more
Day 4 – New Jersey
June 10, 2010 Continuing our stay with Judi Tapper, had a wonderful breakfast, ran some errands and headed to Memorial Park in Atco, where we met up with Neil from RT and several of the warrior watch riders. We were then escorted by motorcycle about 50 miles, to Trenton the state capitol. In Trenton we … Read more
Day 3 – Maryland/New Jersey
June 9, 2010 MD. The day began with a visit to Annapolis MD, her GSD Jim Duffy gave us a first class tour of the academy where both he and his son had graduated. This is a spectacular facility where our future navy and marine officers are trained. Following the tour we visited the officers … Read more
Too tired to blog last night. …
Too tired to blog last night. Bad thing was we left the computer in MD : ( have to backtrack a bit, I will try and catch up tonight.
Day 2 – Delaware/Maryland
June 8, 2010 Yesterday we found out that the state of Delaware had endorsed by resolution HR 1034 on March 24th. it was our mission to visit the DE state capitol and locate the sponsors of their bill HCR27, thanking them. On our way we stopped by the governors office in hopes we could speak … Read more
Leaving DE state Capitol after…
Leaving DE state Capitol after an extremely successful. Morning with lawmakers. Headed to MD now!
Day 1 – Delaware
June 7, 2010 Today began at 4:30 am in Chesapeake. It was the start of our historic and monumental journey. By 6am Alex Rohr and I were headed to Dover Air Force Base for an 11am meeting with the wing commander and his Vice commander. When we arrived we were greeting by air force personnel … Read more
Left Dover AFB, we met with th…
Left Dover AFB, we met with the cmdr, vice cmdr and chief fam support What a wonderful facility they have created to welcome our heroes home
Left at 6AM from Chesapeake to…
Left at 6AM from Chesapeake to launch Honor and Remember across America next stop Dover airforce base.
Honor and Remember tour kicks off from Va. Beach
By Kathy Adams The Virginian-Pilot © June 6, 2010 VIRGINIA BEACH George Lutz, the father of an Army soldier killed in Iraq, kicked off his Honor and Remember Across America tour from Regent University on Saturday morning. His goal is to travel 49 states, encouraging residents and legislators to support national adoption of the Honor … Read more
Honor and remember across America
By: Melanie Woodrow Wavy.com NOROLK, Va. (WAVY.com) – While veterans everywhere marched in parades, George Lutz was on a parade of his own. The father of fallen soldier George Anthony Lutz II, George Lutz hit 15 Chick-fil-A restaurants across Hampton Roads Memorial Day Monday to say thank you. “This is the first time that a business … Read more
The Journey Begins
With so much momentum in place and more progress ahead, we must focus on broadening awareness. That is why we will soon be taking the message to every state and launching “Honor and Remember Across America.” The trip will focus on taking the Honor and Remember message to 49 states with the hope that each … Read more
2 flag surprise presentations …
2 flag surprise presentations scheduled for Saturday.
Headed to DC for TAPS and Roll…
Headed to DC for TAPS and Rolling Thunder
Honor and Remember Across America
With so much momentum in place and more progress ahead, we must focus on broadening awareness. That is why we will soon be taking the message to every state and launching “Honor and Remember Across America.” The trip will focus on taking the Honor and Remember message to 49 states with the hope that each … Read more
NATIONAL FLAG MOVEMENT MARKS SECOND ANNIVERSARY WITH CROSS COUNTRY CAMPAIGN
NEWS RELEASE – May 17, 2010 Honor and Remember Founder Will Visit 50 State Capitals in Five Months VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia – Honor and Remember, Inc., an organization founded on Memorial Day 2008 to promote a new national symbol honoring all those who died in military service to America, will visit 50 state capitals on … Read more
Disabled Vet Makes Bike Trip to Promote New Flag
Ride Will Cover 2400 Miles and Go Through Washington, D.C. NORMAN, Oklahoma — Kevin George Baker, a disabled Navy veteran, will ride his hand-propelled bicycle from his hometown through Washington, D.C. and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to Marseilles, Illinois to support a new flag designed to honor fallen members of the military. His trip will begin at his home on … Read more