​About Us

Big Apple Honor Flight (BAHF) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to fly veterans from NYC to DC to honor them for all their sacrifices. We transport these heroes to Washington, D.C. to visit their memorials at no cost to them.

We are a local chapter of the National Honor Flight Network (which consists of over 130 independent nonprofit “hubs” across America).

Big Apple Honor Flight had our Inaugural Flight out of JFK International Airport on April 29, 2017 . BAHF serves all five boroughs of NYC flying veterans from the following counties: Kings, Queens, New York, Richmond, & Bronx.

Top priority is given to those of the “Greatest Generation”, that of World War II, and terminally ill veterans from other wars on a first-come-first-served basis. We plan to take ALL veterans from other wars on future flights. Applications will be kept on file.

Currently, over 430 World War II veterans die everyday, our time to express our thanks to these brave men and women is running out.
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“We can’t all be heroes. Some of us have to stand on the curb and clap as they go by.” – Will Rogers

Mark Giordano
Chairman

John Farrell 
Vice-Chairman

Becky Boone Maher
Board Member, Co-Founder

Brian Maher
Board Member, Co-Founder

Joe Allen
Board Member

Diego Ochoa-Briones
Treasurer

John Miller
Advisory Board Member

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​BIG APPLE HONOR FLIGHT: MISSION #4 FLIGHT COMMITTEE

Executive Director: Mark Giordano
Veteran Coordinators: Susan Landau & Mary Ellen Giordano
Guardian Coordinator: Steve Richter
Mail Call Coordinators: Vivian & Carla Goodman
Transportation Coordinator: Mary Beth Brolly
Safety Coordinator: Mary Troiano
Meet & Greet Coordinator: Lynda Thomson
Motorcycle Escort Coordinator: Anne Merritt
Media Coordinator: Erin Saulnier