Wright Patterson AFB Ohio Operation Honor Hanoi Taxi Art
Wright Patterson AFB Ohio Operation Honor Hanoi Taxi Art
In 2005, retired Air Force Capt. Earl Morse, a Veterans Affairs physician assistant found none of his patients had visited the WWII Memorial. He pitched the idea to members of the neighboring Wright-Patterson AFB aeroclub to fly veterans to Washington and escort them to their national memorial. May of that year, the first flight departed from Springfield, Ohio with 12 veterans in six aircraft. In less than two years the idea exploded, and the Honor Flight Network was born.
Please Note: all proceeds from the sale of this artwork go to: “Spirit of the Hanoi Taxi” (Honor Flight). You can also Donate directly to:Â OPERATION HONOR – “Spirit of the Hanoi Taxi” (Honor Flight) HERE.Â
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Wright Patterson AFB Ohio Operation Honor Hanoi Taxi vintage style military aviation travel poster art by Squadron Posters!
Now with over 128 hubs in 45 states and more than 300,000 veteran experiences achieved, the very first hub will shutter, close, or merge due to the significant reduction in applicants. 2025 marks the twentieth anniversary of that very first flight and the likely last mission on the 21st of September 2025 for Honor Flight Dayton, located in both the birthplace of the program and aviation. OPERATION HONOR represents the closure of a monumental American chapter honoring our WWII, Korean, Cold War, and Vietnam veterans.
The Hanoi Taxi, a C-141 later assigned to the 445th Airlift Wing, airlifted the first American POWs to freedom from Hanoi, North Vietnam. The same year Honor Flight was started, retired Maj. Gen. (R) Edward Mechenbier, himself a Vietnam POW, flew the Hanoi Taxi back to Vietnam to repatriate the remains of two Americans. The Hanoi Taxi was last flown in May 2006 and is on display at the National Museum of the U.S Air Force (NMUSAF). To honor the Hanoi Taxi, the Air Force Reserve Command’s 445th Airlift Wing is designating one of its C-17 aircraft the “Spirit of the Hanoi Taxi” to be unveiled at a ceremony on Friday the 19th of September 2025, National POW/MIA Recognition Day. On the 21st, this aircraft and another C-17 will fly OPERATION HONOR with Maj. Gen. Mechenbier, Capt. Morse, other POWs and over one hundred veterans on board, bookending the Air Force Marathon weekend at Wright-Patterson AFB. In recognition of this concurrent monumental flight the Spirit of the Hanoi Taxi will perform a fly-over of the opening ceremony and the Honor Flight veterans will assist in presenting runners their medals at the finish line. Check out this stunning Wright Patterson AFB Ohio Operation Honor Hanoi Taxi Art by Squadron Posters!
Squadron Posters offers the world’s largest collection of Squadron Specific Art! Check out our stunning vintage style military aviation themed travel posters, honoring All Branches of Service. Our artwork not only represents aircraft, armored cavalry, or ships, it represents adventure and travel. This means we create posters featuring the Space Needle, New Orleans, the Golden Gate Bridge, Mt Rushmore and the National Mall. Of course, McChord AFB isn’t in Seattle but if you’re stationed there your adventure surely involves the Space Needle! (See our Facebook page HERE)
This is what makes Squadron Posters different–it’s about remembering where you’ve lived and what you’ve seen with a vintage themed travel poster. – Collect your travels and tell your story!
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