The new Flights of Honor exhibit will be at the Byron Community Center, Friday and Saturday, May 28 and 29. It will be available for viewing from noon to 6 p.m., each day. Admission is free.
The exhibit will remain at the Byron Community Center for the Byron Alumni Banquet Sunday evening, May 30.
For anyone concerned about COVID-19, this exhibit consists of nine separate frames that will have ample spacing between each of them.
This exhibit, created by Patriotic Productions of Omaha, includes hundreds of photos from the Heartland Honor Flights that took 3,466 veterans from 386 Nebraska communities to Washington, D.C. during the years 2008-2019. The exhibit provides opportunities for veterans to re-live their experiences, and for family members, volunteers and patriots of all ages to reminisce and educate others about the importance of thanking and honoring our veterans. There is no admission fee, thanks to tour sponsors. The exhibit’s underwriting sponsor is Sandhills Global of Lincoln.
The exhibit includes nine separate double-sided frames with photos of the flights for our World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Female and Purple Heart Veterans of Iraq-Afghanistan.
Bill and Evonne Williams, formerly of Byron and founders of Patriotic Productions, have also organized an event on Friday night, May 28, for downtown Omaha. One hundred Gold Star family members from ten states will be there to lead the parade behind a 30 foot tall Purple Heart and an American flag inflatables. Lee Greenwood will perform the Anthem in the middle of 12th and Jackson streets to start the parade. The Budweiser Clydesdales will also be in the parade.
Patriotic Productions is a non-profit organization with a mission of honoring our military by offering opportunities for those who wish to do the same. Initially focused on our nation’s Fallen that called Nebraska home an emotional traveling memorial – “Remembering Our Fallen” – was created, that soon expanded to 15 state-specific memorials since launching in 2010, with a national memorial now the focus. The mission also included taking our veterans to Washington, D.C. for their Flight of Honor.
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