On Saturday, December 9, two special Envoy charters from Killeen-Fort Hood (GRK), Detroit and Pittsburgh, along with multiple mainline charters brought children from across the United States to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) for this year’s Snowball Express celebration. Presented by American Airlines, Snowball Express provides an all-expenses-paid vacation for Gold-Star families of fallen U.S. service members. During… Read more »
Fifty-four years ago, Zane Lemon watched movies like John Wayne’s Flying Tigers, a World War II-era film about daring fighter pilots, and dreamed about a life of aviation. Sure enough, Zane joined the U.S. Air Force in 1970 as a fighter pilot on the F-4 Phantom and, after his retirement from the military in 1978,… Read more »
Throughout the year, Envoy consistently offers help to various veterans’ and military initiatives. This year, that included chartering Honor Flights and sending volunteers to Washington D.C., donating funds to a Veterans of Foreign War post to help with hurricane relief, chartering Gary Sinise’s Lt. Dan Band to Guantanamo Bay – the list goes on. Sometimes, when… Read more »
My first trip ever to Washington D.C. was finally happening. I had been waiting months for this opportunity to cover the legendary, iconic and perfectly photogenic metropolis. Yet, not only was my camera going to get work, but so would my heart. See, this trip was more about the passengers than the destination, and I would… Read more »
My first trip ever to Washington D.C. was finally happening. I had been waiting months for this opportunity to cover the legendary, iconic and perfectly photogenic metropolis. Yet, not only was my camera going to get work, but so would my heart. See, this trip was more about the passengers than the destination, and I would… Read more »